Marqueece Harris-Dawson

Los Angeles City Council

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Los Angeles city councilman, representing the 8th District (Baldwin Hills, West Adams, Crenshaw)

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Three decades after Rodney King was pulled over for a traffic violation and beaten by the LAPD, law enforcement officers are now learning to reduce pretextual stops.

Hopelessly racist ‘pretextual stops’ are bad for public safety, says LA lawmaker

Three decades after Rodney King was pulled over for a traffic violation and beaten by the LAPD, law enforcement officers are now learning to reduce pretextual stops.

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With gun violence up, LA’s police budget is going up too.

A year after George Floyd’s murder, a rise in homicides has changed the conversation around ‘defund the police’

With gun violence up, LA’s police budget is going up too.

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The LAPD’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) started in 2011 in high-crime areas to focus on building trust between police and residents.

Will changes to LAPD’s Community Safety Partnership build trust with residents?

The LAPD’s Community Safety Partnership (CSP) started in 2011 in high-crime areas to focus on building trust between police and residents.

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