This year, L.A. officials applied for more than $3 million in federal funding to help bring the same program to Harvard Park, a South L.A. neighborhood scarred by violence. Justice officials didn’t offer the LAPD an explanation, and a spokesman for the federal agency declined to comment when asked by The Times last week. If this is the tip of the iceberg, we’re going to set back law enforcement and policing and public safety by decades. There are already signs that federal officials may question more L.A. funding. “The Mayor is disappointed that the City was denied federal funding for such an important community partnership.”The LAPD has long distanced itself from federal immigration policies.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 05, 2017 12:56 UTC