With police and fire staffing stagnating ... according to former fire chief Jim Wyatt. The proposed ballot measure, approved at a June council meeting, would bring local sales tax up to 9.375% ...

The Los Angeles Police Department's discipline process makes it difficult for the chief to fire officers for misconduct. Mayor Karen Bass vetoed a rushed reform ballot measure this week.

Mayor Karen Bass has vetoed a proposed ballot measure to rework the disciplinary ... which would have allowed the police chief to fire officers accused of some types of serious misconduct ...

California's growing risk of wildfires and an increase in service calls for fire and police protection led to the measures being placed on the Nov. 5 ballot, according to those who crafted the ...

Measure Y’s ballot language stated ten goals and priorities ... Recognizing residents’ strong desire to prioritize police and fire, the initial draft of the city’s Measure Y expenditure ...

STOCKTON – Ballot Measure N has passed in Stockton with more than 60% of the vote. The measure gives equal power to the police and fire unions and the city when it comes to negotiating contracts.

An initiative on the November ballot would change how the city of Stockton resolves collective bargaining disputes with its police and fire unions. Measure N, also known as the Keep Stockton Safe ...

The funds would improve police and fire services by boosting staffing ... which supports the ballot measure. This initiative follows the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Violence Prevention ...

Sponsor Message Lauren Bonds, executive director of the National Police Accountability Project, says ballot items like these signal a backlash. “Most of the ballot measures that we were voting ...

June 24, 2024 The reforms in the November ballot measure weren’t terrible, just underwhelming. It would have allowed the police chief to fire officers accused of some types of misconduct and ...