L.A. Voters OK Huge Investment in Community-Building Model of Public Safety [imprintnews.org]
By Chuck Carroll, The Imprint, November 5, 2020 Los Angeles County voters have handily approved a ballot measure that requires the county to dedicate at least 10% of its unrestricted funds to youth development and other community investments as well as alternatives to incarceration rather than law enforcement and jail. In perpetuity. Measure J was strategically marketed as “Reimagine Los Angeles County” by proponents and shaded by critics as a dangerous and ill-considered step toward...