That certainly seems to be the popular opinion, at least in the local political world

Hopkins, who grew up in San Diego which she called “fundamentally a military town,” expressed her dismay at the deployment of federal troops. It “has further enflamed the tensions in the city of LA to the detriment of everyone’s safety,” she said.

The deployment of the national guard and military to LA in response to ICE protests is also hanging over the discussion this morning. “California is a target, the president of our United States wants to have a fight with California, wants to punish California,” said Supervisor Chris Coursey.

Board Chair Lynda Hopkins, who usually pushes back against the county's more fiscally conservative voices, this year described the need for "fiscal restraint. The county has already seen some federal funding "clawed back" and local cities are looking to the county to fill gaps in their own budgets.

Board members are stressing the same points in their opening remarks: the board needs to exercise “fiscal restraint” during these hearings to brace for any impacts at the state and federal level. Many tough decisions may not be coming until the fall, in alignment with the federal fiscal cycle

Our reporting has involved public records requests, interviews & many trips to the airport, including to cover emergency repairs when a hole appeared on the runway though some county officials denied one had formed. Photos from a records request showed otherwise www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news...

This story about the county's staffing crisis kicked off our coverage. We learned the airport's safety employees have been raising concerns about their level of staffing & deteriorating conditions on the main runway, which handles the bulk of commercial flights.
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