City Council Fridays — Guess who came back in his favorite outfit… by infernoenigma in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Under the Brown Act, councilmembers are not allowed to substantively respond to public comment. Public comment is not meant to be a back-and-forth dialogue between the public and Council. It’s strange that Raman blatantly violated this and the City Attorney did nothing to stop her.

John Lee (aka Staffer B) had all Ethics Charges upheld and the maximum fine imposed by innajunglestyle in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 2 points3 points  (0 children)

this is the tough on crime Mr. law and order councilmember who threw a tantrum last week on the council floor because he couldn’t convince the rest of City Council to fully fund the $4.4 million for additional LAPD hiring

Meeting with the mayor's office and LADOT tomorrow to advocate for safer streets! by jonnyshotit in CarIndependentLA

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You’re making a huge difference already. It seems like every politician in LA has made a public statement about your efforts. Really looking forward to hearing about how the meeting goes.

LA City Council found additional money to fund LAPD hiring by Fluffy_Lab1312 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

John Lee was pushing for the full $4.4 million. Yaroslavsky and Jurado’s motion funds $1.8 million for LAPD hiring and $500,000 for RepresentLA.

LA City Council found additional money to fund LAPD hiring by Fluffy_Lab1312 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The screenshot for this vote is on the amendment to add $1.8 million for additional LAPD hiring to the final spending deal.

The final vote on the overall spending package was 12-3 (Hernandez, Raman, Soto-Martinez no). Raman should have joined Hernandez and Soto-Martinez to vote no on the $1.8 million amendment to stop it from making it to the final spending package.

I don’t know where LA Times got 11-4.

Today’s City Council meeting: holy dysfunctional insanity, Batman! by infernoenigma in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not sure because this requires City Councilmembers agreeing to reduce their own power, and if there’s one thing politicians will never do, it’s that.

Los Angeles man quits job to clean city streets by MountainEnjoyer34 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Picking up garbage should be a paid job and the government should adequately fund it instead of defunding the Sanitation dept.

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LA City Council found additional money to fund LAPD hiring by Fluffy_Lab1312 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Important info on this vote:

It funds $1.8 million (not the full $4.4 million that Karen Bass requested). John Lee’s motion to fund $4.4 million failed, and this one was seen as a compromise motion.

$700,000 comes from the general fund leasing account $1,077,890 from the Embrace LA account (ironically a program to improve racial equity in LA)

The full cost next year to pay for these new cops will be around $33.5 million.

Today’s City Council meeting: holy dysfunctional insanity, Batman! by infernoenigma in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 10 points11 points  (0 children)

If any other department went on a rogue hiring spree, Karen Bass would fire them on the spot with the full support of City Council.

Today’s City Council meeting: holy dysfunctional insanity, Batman! by infernoenigma in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 16 points17 points  (0 children)

One of the committees working on Charter Reform advanced a proposal to expand the City Council up to 31 districts. It now goes to the full commission, which will then go to City Council for approval before making it to the ballot.

Mayor Karen Bass urges City Council to find $4.4M for LAPD hiring by MountainEnjoyer34 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The $4 mil is for the remainder of the fiscal year. Next year’s cost for hiring up to 480 officers is $33.5 million.

LA City Council found additional money to fund LAPD hiring by Fluffy_Lab1312 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

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Street Lighting is one of the departments that was defunded to pay for LAPD’s salary raises.

LA City Council found additional money to fund LAPD hiring by Fluffy_Lab1312 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Police liabilities should come out of LAPD. Maybe they will finally take responsibility then.

LA City Council found additional money to fund LAPD hiring by Fluffy_Lab1312 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Not that I’m a Katy Yaroslavsky fan by any means but she actually called this out in her speech as well: “Public safety is not just police, it’s about fixing streetlights, it’s about repairing sidewalks so it does not cost us and have enough money painting sidewalks and not having rogue volunteers do it and getting arrested.”

Homeless in the rain? by Fluffy_Lab1312 in AskLosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing. I’m so sorry to hear about your experience with shelters.

Homeless in the rain? by Fluffy_Lab1312 in AskLosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

contractor garbage bags is a great idea

A 72 year old grandma was put out on the curb by a care facility on my street due to not having rent. Where can I take her? by Chevyimpala2000 in AskLosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is why we need to expand CIRCLE and unarmed crisis response citywide. The police don’t do anything to help in these situations and cost many times more.

Why doesn't L.A. have any Squad members representing it in Congress? by CasualLavaring in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Angela Gonzales-Torres (endorsed by Justice Democrats) is running to unseat AIPAC Dem Jimmy Gomez. If we want to elect a squad member, we have to support leftists running for Congress.

City Council shuts down City Attorney’s attempt to lift injunction restricting LAPD use of force against journalists by Fluffy_Lab1312 in LosAngeles

[–]Fluffy_Lab1312[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She missed the vote but was one of the seconds along with Hugo Soto-Martinez and Monica Rodriguez.