Roles Targeted Include Crime Scene Techs, 911 System Staff, and Fleet Mechanics
Los Angeles City Councilmembers and labor leaders voiced strong opposition Wednesday to a proposal that would eliminate more than 400 civilian positions within the Los Angeles Police Department, warning that the cuts would cripple key elements of the city’s public safety infrastructure.
Councilmembers Traci Park (CD11), John Lee (CD12), and Tim McOsker (CD15) appeared alongside representatives from several major labor unions—including EAA, SEIU Local 721, AFSCME Locals 3090 and 3672, LiUNA Local 777, and the LA County Building & Construction Trades Council—to denounce the proposed layoffs ahead of a scheduled hearing before the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee…