L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Cuts 400 Police Department Jobs in ‘State of the City’

Breitbart ^ | 04/22/2025 | Joel B. Pollak

[ChicagoConservative27]

LOS ANGELES, California — Mayor Karen Bass tried to strike an upbeat tone as she delivered the bad news Monday in her “State of the City” speech, cutting 400 civilian jobs in the L.A. Police Department next year.

The Los Angeles Times reported:

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed budget on Monday that would eliminate a nearly $1 billion financial gap by cutting more than 2,700 city positions — about 1,650 of them through layoffs.

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The $14 billion spending plan, which covers the 2025-26 fiscal year, would provide funding for scores of new hires at the fire department, three months after the Palisades fire destroyed thousands of homes and killed 12 people.

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At the Los Angeles Police Department, more than 400 workers would be targeted for layoffs, all of them civilians, according to figures prepared by city budget officials. The number of police officers would continue on its gradual downward trajectory, with new hires failing to keep pace with attrition.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Defund the police is a real crowd pleaser in LA.

[wally_bert]

Officer Nolan’s job is safe for now.

[jagusafr]

Closing one barn door after the horse is out and opening another one to let more horses out. Just amazing...

[SaxxonWoods]

LA Criminals celebrating.

[Red Badger]

Why not layoff firefighters instead, since there isn’t much left to burn?.................😏

[armourenthusiast]

Can I vacation in LA and steal things to take home? Is that ok?

[wbslws]

When are the people of LA going to get it through their head that they need to get rid of people like this trashy mayor.
Are they going to wait till the whole city is a no man’s land?

[dennisw]

Bass is the face of black leftist imbecility, that cannot deliver on essential services. Then she screwed the lesbian fire chief as her scapegoat.

[mewzilla]

Stolen elections have consequences...

[FlingWingFlyer]

Gonna need that money for her next trip to Afrika.

[rlmorel]

I keep in mind that when budget cuts are needed, Leftists will cut (or threaten to cut) the most essential services to punish the citizenry in a way that causes the most pain. I expect firefighters next (There’s a surprise)

[Opinionated Blowhard]

I guess they couldn’t find 400 bureaucrats to cut.

[rlmorel]

"...The number of police officers would continue on its gradual downward trajectory, with new hires failing to keep pace with attrition..."

As planned.

[albie]

“Can I vacation in LA and steal things to take home? Is that ok?”

…yes. If it’s accompanied by a “peaceful” protest. But you have to bring your own bricks. Oh. And you can’t be whi…well you know.

[Liz]

"Fires? What fires?

[BigFreakinToad]

The rookie pisses me off with it’s constant whining about police reform with the community activist. Way I see it, defund the police in LA, it can burn after NYC does, I’ll pop some corn and enjoy the chaos.

[stevio]

Wow, so diverse!

[cableguymn]

What about Bradford?

[wally_bert]

I tolerate that stuff.

As a rule, I like Nathan Fillion on screen.

If he wasn’t on there, I probably wouldn’t watch it much if at all.

I like the vast majority of the cast and guest stars that have been on there.

[cableguymn]

It has been moving left like all TV shows do.