City analysts say L.A. police department should scale back hiring, reduce officer ranks to cut budget to $150 million

If the Los Angeles City Council wants to cut $150 million from the Police Department, it should scale back hiring, top city analysts said in a report released Friday.

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YEAH, THEY ARE GOINGTO MAKE SOME SERIOUS CUTS BYJUST SPOKE WITH COUNCIL MEMBERMIKE BEEN AND HE SAYS THESECUTS AREN'T NECESSARILY TODEFUND THE POLICE BUT THEYACTUALLY HAVE TO MAKE CUTSBECAUSE IT'S ALREADY A MESSEDUP BUDGET THIS WILL AFFECT THELAPD DIRECTLY THEY'RE LOOKINGTO CUT A 100 TO A MILLION FROMPOLICE BUDGET CITY COUNCILRECOMMENDS THE MONEY SHOULD BEREDIRECTED ELSEWHERE THATMONEY WOULD BE REINVESTED INTODISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ANDCOMMUNITIES OF COLOR.

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BUT WHAT DOESTHIS MEAN FOR THE LAPD POLICEACTIVISTS ARGUE THAT THE 911RESPONSE TIMES WILL BE DELAYEDWITH LESS OFFICERS UP UNTILNOW CITY LEADERS HAVE PUSHEDFOR THERE TO BE MORE THAN10,000 OFFICERS ON THE FORCEBUT WITH SUCH CUTS THE CITYWOULD NOT REACH THAT MARK.ALSO SPOKE AGAIN I SAW THECOUNCILMAN MIKE BONIN EARLIERJUST A FEW MINUTES AGO ANDHERE'S WHAT HE HAD TO SAY.THE PURCHASES FOR ELLIOTTKNICKS CUTS IN EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT EMERGENCYNOTIFICATIONS IT TAKES AWAYMONEY PROTECTING AND SECURING4.FIRST READ.SO AGAIN THEY HAVE TO MAKESOME SERIOUS CUTS OUT OF THEBUDGET AND THIS IS IN NO WAYHE SAYS TO DEFUND POLICE BUT