Los Angeles police secured a substantial raise, as the city struggles to retain cops.
With backing from Mayor Karen Bass and the council leadership, the agreement easily won final approval Wednesday. | Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police officers will get a sizable pay hike — much to the dismay of the growing progressive bloc on the Los Angeles City Council.
But that didn’t stop the Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martinez, who notched upset victories over more moderate incumbents last year, from crying foul. They, along with Councilmember Nithya Raman, spent the last few days trying to rally the public against the contract, arguing that the money could be better spent on other city services.
Their pointed remarks did not single out Bass, who championed the deal. At a press conference before the vote, the only mention of the mayor came from Melina Abdullah of Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles, who said it was “astounding that the mayor and others will allow themselves to be bullied by a police association.”
“For us, it’s not just focusing on one individual,” she said. “It’s about focusing how as a collective city government, we can move some of this money to the needs our constituents are calling for.”
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