Bass called for a burst of hiring at the LAPD two years ago. Now, her goal of a 9,500-officer force looks farther away than ever.

The councilmen are calling for an analysis for potentially having the LAPD handle the hiring process of sworn officers instead of what is currently the Personnel Department’s task.

while the department is authorized to have 9,460. Moore said the LAPD is also authorized by the City Council to hire as many as 780 new sworn personnel, factoring in expected attrition from ...

In Tuesday's Police Commission meeting, Chief Moore said the department's personnel strength stands ... Mayor Karen Bass and members of the Los Angeles Police Protective League approved the ...

But members of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition say police and the city are still providing too much help to federal immigration authorities.

“This case was not investigated by Hollywood Division personnel and had no involvement by retired LAPD Commander [Cory] Palka,” the release said. Remini has not yet responded to the LAPD’s ...