Menu

Post image 1
Post image 2
Post image 3
Post image 4
Post image 5
1 / 5
0

Los Angeles city leaders must prioritize the 2028 Summer Olympics

California Post·CA Post Editorial Board·about 1 month ago
#BK6DCMjs
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

LAPD chief Jim McDonnell warned the LA City Council on Wednesday that the city does not have the 6,700 police officers it will need to secure the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. Who could have seen that coming? Oh, just about everyone who was paying attention. The California Post warned several weeks ago that Mayor Karen Bass ’ budget was distinctly unambitious — so much so that in more than 500 pages, it only mentioned the Olympics twice. We also noted that the mayor only budgeted for about 8,500 police officers — 1,000 less than her previous goal of 9,500, and down from the 10,000 that the LAPD had before the vaccine mandates. LAPD chief Jim McDonnell warned the LA City Council on Wednesday that the city does not have the 6,700 police officers it will need to secure the 2028 Summer Olympic Games. The California Post warned several weeks ago that Mayor Karen Bass’ budget was distinctly unambitious — so much so that in more than 500 pages, it only mentioned the Olympics twice.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More