Steinberg says he needed to do more as mayor on police reform

Lonnie Wong reports

PUSHBACK FROM ALL SIDES AS HETRIES TO NAVIGATE THE ISSUE OFPOLICING.WHEN THOUSANDS OFPROTESTERS HELD THE DYE IN NEWMAYOR DARRELL STEINBERG HOMEDURING THE GEORGE FLOYDPROTESTS.

HE WAS SURPRISEDBECAUSE HE WAS A SUPPORTER OFPOLICE REFORMS THEN HEREALIZED THAT AS MAYOR HENEEDED TO DO MORE TO MANY.AFRICAN AMERICAN PEOPLE DIEAT THE HANDS OF POLICE HE TOLDVIEWERS ON HIS TOP AND RACIALJUSTICE.THAT THE RECKLESSENDANGERMENT CHARGE AGAINSTONE OFFICER IN THE BREONNATAYLOR CASE IN KENTUCKY ISANOTHER EXAMPLE NO OFFICER WASCHARGED WITH THE ACTUALKILLING AGREE ON A TAYLOR.ANOTHER INJUSTICE YOU STANDINITIATED THE CREATION OF ANINDEPENDENT INSPECTOR GENERALTO OVERSEE POLICE MISCONDUCTAND A MOVE TO REALLOCATE UP TO140 MILLION DOLLARS FROM THEPOLICE BUDGET TO A CORE OFSOCIAL WORKERS AND MENTALHEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO HANDLENON-EMERGENCY A NON-CRIMINALCALLS WISH THAT I HAD TAKENTHE MANTLE ON.SHIFTING MONEY FROM THEPOLICE AND THE INDEPENDENTINSPECTOR GENERAL EARLIER EVENTHOUGH HE SAYS POLICE OFFICERSARE BY AND LARGE HONORABLE ANDPRAISEWORTHY.HE HAD KNOWLEDGE IS THEPOLICE UNION FEELS BETRAYED INRESPONSE TO A QUESTION HE SAIDPOLICE SHOULD NOT HAVE MADEARRESTS DURING THE STEPHONCLARK PROTESTS LAST YEAR NORINTERFERE WITH WHAT'S GOING ONNOW THE POLICE I GET OUT OFTHE WAY WHEN IT COMES TOPEACEFUL PEACEFUL PROTEST.

THEMAYOR SAYS HE WAS FAIRLYCALLED OUT FOR NOT DOINGENOUGH AFTER THE STEPHON CLARKKILLING BUT HE SAYS AT THESAME TIME VIOLENT PROTESTERSOUGHT TO BE CALLED OUT FORCAUSING 10 MILLION DOLLARS INDAMAGE TO CITY BUSINESS ISALSO NO EXCUSE.

FOR PEOPLE TOTO LOU AND HER RIGHT INTODESTROYED.SMALL BUSINESSES AREWORKING PEOPLE BY THE WAY INMANY OF THE PEOPLE OF COLOR,IT SOUNDS LIKE STEINBERG ISTRYING TO PLAY BOTH SIDES HEREONLY IS HE READILY ADMITS THATBEING CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLEWHILE TRYING TO RESPOND TOLEGITIMATE CONCERNS ALL SIZE