L.A. mayor selects longtime lawman Jim McDonnell as city’s next police chief
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass selected Jim McDonnell to serve as the city’s next police chief Friday, ending a months-long search process and ushering in a new era for one of the country’s largest police departments. In picking the longtime lawman — who helped implement a federal consent decree as an LAPD assistant chief and later was elected Los Angeles County sheriff — Bass is getting a steady hand as the massive security challenges of the World Cup and the Olympic Games loom on the horizon. However, the appointment of McDonnell, who is white, came as a surprise — and a disappointment to some — who hoped Bass would appoint the city’s first Latino or woman to serve as chief. “From the beginning, I have been clear: My top priority as Mayor is to ensure that Angelenos and our neighborhoods are safer today than yesterday,” Bass said in a statement. “Chief McDonnell is a leader, an innovator, and a change maker, and I am looking forward to working with him to grow and strengthen LAPD, deepen relationships with communities across the city, and make sure