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LA mayoral rivals clash over public safety and the police chief but miss key issues Los Angeles mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Nithya Raman clash over LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, but miss key public safety issues.
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Los Angeles mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Nithya Raman clash over LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell, but miss key public safety issues.
Mayor Karen Bass’ challenger, Councilmember Nithya Raman, says LA has lost confidence in Chief Jim McDonnell. That prompted Bass to back him, even as police protect ICE agents and draw the public's anger.
Roxana Kennedy, who is white, accused four Latino council members of conspiring to replace her with a younger, Latino officer. The city called it “a racist assumption.”