Los Angeles is facing a dire financial situation that threatens its ability to provide basic services and prepare for the upcoming 2028 Olympics.
In just the first three months of the fiscal year that started July 1, the city is on the hook for $258 million in liability costs.
The largest category of payouts — 40% — is related to police department negligence or use of force.
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-10-18/los-angeles-latest-budget-crisis-is-self-inflicted
City leaders are now considering drastic measures to address the crisis, including borrowing money to settle judgments and settlements, and implementing hiring freezes.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙭𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚, 𝙨𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙭𝙥𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙣𝙨?
@thewebrecluse That would be brilliant. First, though, the elected officials would have to figure out how to govern while the cops are actively and systematically undermining them, as opposed to the more self-interested non-compliance they practice now.