The Brief
- Culver City Mayor Freddy Puza said he was shocked after Attorney General Pam Bondi referenced the city during a heated House Judiciary Committee exchange with Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove about the Jeffrey Epstein files.
- Some residents called Bondi’s remarks about crime in Culver City an insult and a deflection, arguing the focus should have remained on the Epstein files.
- Puza pointed to declining crime statistics and invited Bondi to visit, while FOX 11 News reached out to her office for comment but received no reply.
“It was so shocking,” said Culver City Mayor Freddy Puza after learning Attorney General Pam Bondi referenced the city during a House Judiciary Committee hearing.
CULVER CITY, Calif. – Puza said he wasn’t watching the hearing live. Instead, he began receiving texts alerting him that Culver City had been mentioned. “Culver City? Like, what are you talking about?” Puza recalled.
The moment came during an intense back-and-forth between Bondi and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents Culver City. Kamlager-Dove was pressing Bondi about the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. “Stop taking down reports that you know the American people need to know about. There are violent, dangerous people with real threats,” Kamlager-Dove said during the hearing. Bondi responded by saying, “There are in your district! Her district includes Culver City, and she’s not talking about any crime in her district.”…