The Los Angeles City Council approved a $1 million funding proposal to hire more police officers, falling short of Mayor Karen Bass' request for $4.4 million.

In a 9-6 vote, council members advanced Councilwomen Katy Yaroslavsky and Ysabel Jurado's budget increase to cover the additional hiring for the next two months. Council members Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Heather Hutt, John Lee, Traci Park and Imelda Padilla voted against the proposal, opting for a motion introduced by Councilman John Lee, which aligned with Bass' $4.4 million request.

Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell said on Thursday that if the funds were not approved, staffing levels at the department could drop to levels not seen since the mid-1990s.

"We're currently down 1,400 officers from our high in 2019," M

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