Los Angeles City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson, pictured in 2023, was pulled over by school police earlier this month. Instead, it was an officer from the L.A. Unified School District police, who began trailing him while he was heading to work on the freeway, Harris-Dawson said recently. Harris-Dawson said he did contact other people during the traffic stop, to ensure he had real-time witnesses. At the meeting where Harris-Dawson revealed he had been pulled over, two council committees were discussing next steps on the issue. The group also backed several newcomers: Marissa Roy for city attorney, Zach Sokoloff for city controller and council candidates Barri Worth Girvan and Jose Ugarte.
