Police Board Backs Measure to Add 1,000 Officers
The Los Angeles Police Commission on Tuesday unanimously endorsed Proposition 1, the June 4 ballot measure that would add 1,000 officers to the Police Department through a new property tax assessment.
“This proposition is our one real, substantial hope to get a lot more police on the streets,” Commission President Stephen D. Yslas said. “We need 1,000 officers just to avoid a Band-Aid approach.”
The measure, which requires a two-thirds vote of approval to pass, would raise property taxes by about $58 a year for the average homeowner.
Police Chief Daryl F. Gates said that because he was in uniform and on duty Tuesday he could not officially endorse the proposition. But in the past, he said, he has endorsed it.
“With 1,000 additional officers, the entire city will benefit,” Gates said.
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