The calls for reform come after LAPD fatally shot Takar Smith and Oscar Leon Sanchez during what appears to have been a mental health crisis.
According to the office of the City Administrative Officer, three contractors have been tentatively selected to head up the unarmed mental health crisis response effort. The one year pilot is budgeted for somewhere between $7-$10 million for this fiscal year. The CAO’s office is working on drafting individual contracts for the three partners and hopes to have a comprehensive report to the mayor and council within two months.
“I know there’s a great desire to bring these service providers on board and we understand that,” said Edward Roes, a chief administrative analyst with the City of L.A. “There is certainly the need for it and a lot of the council members and the mayor’s office are anxious to see this happen, so we’re cognizant of that,” Roes added.that calls for appropriating $1 million to “immediate[ly] create the Office of Unarmed Response and Safety.
Creating the independent office would give the city a new body to coordinate the unarmed teams, rather than putting them under the direction of LAPD or an existing agency. For many activists and lawmakers, the right response can’t come soon enough. According to LAPD chief Michel Moore, of 31 officer shootings in 2022, 11 involved a person perceived to have a mental illness.“We cannot let this moment pass us,” Council Member Eunisses Hernandez said Tuesday. “We must invest significantly in the resources that are going to prevent people from getting killed when they call for help,” Hernandez said.
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