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Southers Embraces Role as Vice President of Los Angeles Police Commission
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Southers Embraces Role as Vice President of Los Angeles Police Commission

Cora Jackson-Fossett, Managing Editor June 15, 2023

 Southers joins fraternity brothers William Briggs and Brian Williams on Mayor Bass’ public safety team. Dr. Erroll Southers, an internationally recognized law enforcement expert, was recently elected vice president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, bringing his years of expertise to Mayor Karen Bass’ public safety team. Currently the associate senior vice president of Safety and Risk Assurance at USC, Southers has experience in the field on the local, state, and federal levels. Also, he has maintained a 40-year relationship with LAPD and police departments throughout the world, all of which makes him imminently qualified for his new role. Explaining

LAPD Chief Reports 16.9% Reduction in Homicides So Far in 2022
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LAPD Chief Reports 16.9% Reduction in Homicides So Far in 2022

City News ServiceMarch 1, 2022

Eleven fewer homicides were reported in Los Angeles during the first month of 2022 than during the same period in 2021, a drop of nearly 17%, Police Chief Michel Moore said today. Overall violent crime, however, increased 3.5%, Moore told the Los Angeles Police Commission.

Mayor Eric Garcetti Looks to Find 250-Million Dollars of Cuts in the City Budget, for Police Reform and New Opportunities in Underserved Communities.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti Looks to Find 250-Million Dollars of Cuts in the City Budget, for Police Reform and New Opportunities in Underserved Communities.

Betti Halsell Contributing WriterJune 4, 2020

Los Angeles City Mayor Eric Garcetti announced he has responded to Obama’s call for action and signed the Mayor’s Pledge. The mayor updated the community with the current status of safety measures that will take affect immediately. The mayor was joined by Eileen Decker, President of the Los Angeles Police Commission. She spoke of the review and revision in the police department.

Thirteen Years After Devin Brown, Has LAPD Changed?
Larry AubryOp-EdOpinion

Thirteen Years After Devin Brown, Has LAPD Changed?

Larry AubryNovember 29, 2018

A charade going on at the Los Angeles Police Commission meeting every Tuesday.  It goes like this:  The public, mostly Black Lives Matter members, are chastised and even arrested for allegedly violating house rules and protocol.  The ritual involves the presence of hordes of cops, presumably to “control” boisterous, “irreverent” members of the public. Has the Commission and LAPD changed appreciably over the past decade?  No, given continuing police brutality, ongoing refusal to respect the right of the public to be heard, lack of transparency and widespread community distrust, respectively. On January 26, 2007, this column was titled, “Devon Brown