Leaders of the group described Mayor Karen Bass' support of the move as a betrayal
to the board. As mayor, Bass wields considerable power over the Police Department and its chief.
Her letter Monday to the commission said she and Moore had discussed and agreed upon the need for expanded police reform, increased community policing and more alternative response measures. She also said that the deaths of three people in police custody at the start of the year underscored “the need for continued and significant reform of how the City approaches public safety.”
In a written statement read aloud from Patrisse Cullors, a co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and cousin of Keenan Anderson, Cullors described Bass as “a friend and a comrade for many years” who had reached out to offer support after Anderson’s death. “We used to sit in my backyard, on my couch, sometimes on her couch. We held each other’s children. We laughed, we organized, we strategized together,” Abdullah said of Bass, going on to say she felt “betrayed” by the mayor’s decision to affirm a second term for Moore.Abdullah also took issue with Bass’ laser focus on homelessness since taking office, saying that it shouldn’t come at the expense of police reform.
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