“I do believe Rick [Caruso] has a good handle on the needs to improve the police force,” Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said of the L.A. mayoral candidate. “I don’t think the answer is a more progressive agenda of lawlessness in the city.”
Speaking at the L.A. Current Affairs Forum on Sept. 9, Garcetti noted that his administration had made progress toward increasing the amount of housing that can be built in the city. But he said that his successor will need to double that capacity in order to reach the city’s goal.
On her website, Bass says she will make it easier for homeowners to build accessory dwelling units on their property by streamlining permitting and promoting financing programs. But she did not support SB 9, the state law that is intended to encourage production of ADUs. But he did not support blanket upzoning, and said it was important to be “respectful of communities.”
While their plans overlap in some respects, Caruso and Bass would bring vastly different styles to the job. Bass, a veteran legislator, has stressed the importance of building a political consensus to address homelessness. Caruso, a billionaire CEO, has vowed to concentrate power in his own office — taking it away from council members.
Sarandos, a Democrat, also said he supported Caruso’s plans on that issue, which include hiring 1,500 more LAPD officers.
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