The Los Angeles City Controller has released data showing that the recent protests over federal immigration raids have cost local taxpayers more than $30 million.
In a post to X on Friday, City Controller Kenneth Mejia said that, as of June 17, the cost related to the protests that have roiled the city — mostly downtown L.A. — is $32,042,107.
Of that number, $29,533,243 comes from Los Angeles Police Department-associated costs, Mejia’s post, which included a graph breaking down the expenses, indicated.
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That’s a total of 92% “relat[ing] to LAPD’s response to protests against ICE, including citywide tactical alert costs,” Mejia’s post said.
“$1.4 million relates to clean-up and public property damage,” the post elaborated…