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Article: Mayor stumps for more cop hiring LAPD: Villaraigosa makes his case in meeting with neighborhood councils.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- October 11, 2009
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Byline: Rick Orlov, Staff Writer
Appealing to the neighborhood activists who agreed to pay for a police buildup, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Saturday threw down a challenge to the City Council's plans to slow police hiring.
The council is scheduled to debate Tuesday whether to reduce police hiring because of the city's projected $400 million deficit.
But even as other city services face steep cuts, Villaraigosa vowed to maintain past commitments to build up the police force.
"Promises made, promises kept," Villaraigosa told more than 400 neighborhood council members gathered at City Hall for their annual meeting.
"You don't ...