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LA Reform Fights Hit Homelessness, Ethics and LAPD
Monday, May 11, 2026 · 7 min
Los Angeles reform fights are shifting from slogans to implementation: a federal homelessness deal adds beds and limits encampment-first tactics, CD9 candidates run on ethics as Curren Price heads to trial, and LAPD spending and traffic-stop limits sharpen the public-safety debate.
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Los Angeles reform fights are shifting from slogans to implementation: a federal homelessness deal adds beds and limits encampment-first tactics, CD9 candidates run on ethics as Curren Price heads to trial, and LAPD spending and traffic-stop limits sharpen the public-safety debate.
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