Tag: mental_health_crisis_response
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Los Angeles Leaders Highlight $22 Million in State Funding for Sepulveda Basin
The Mayor's Office says fires in the Basin fell 43% in the first six months of 2026 and more than 120 encampments have been cleared.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementUSAState GovernmentsFederal GovernmentDisastersEnvironmentTransportationHealthGeneral PoliticsSocial IssuesLegal Sepulveda BasinKaren BassLos Angeles Fire Departmentstate fundingwildfire preventionSan Fernando Valleypublic parksLA Mayors OfficeLos Angelespublic safety911 emergency responseExecutive Directivemental health crisis response
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Mayor Bass Orders Independent Review of LAPD Response to Mental Health Crises
Executive Directive No. 21 requires an independent firm to examine five years of LAPD uses of force and custodial arrests involving people in mental health crises and recommend reforms.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementHealthUSAGeneral PoliticsState GovernmentsSocial IssuesLegal Karen BassLos Angeles Police DepartmentExecutive Directive No. 21mental health crisis responseBoard of Police Commissionersuse of forceLos AngelesLA Mayors Office