Public safety and city livability
Los Angeles’s 2026 mayoral contest centers in part on whether residents feel safe and whether city government is delivering basic results. Candidates emphasize urgency on the city’s biggest crises, including safety alongside affordability and functional government, reflecting ongoing voter concern about livability.
Where do you stand?
How should Los Angeles balance public safety with other city priorities?
How important is this to you?
✓ You told us where you stand
Sources
Nithya Raman — https://ballotpedia.org/Mayoral_election_in_Los_Angeles,_California_(2026)
My goal is to deliver a city that works again, where people can afford to live, can feel safe, and can trust that their government is delivering results.
Positions on this issue · liberal → conservative
- Shift funding from policing toward mental health, housing, and community violence prevention
- Pair targeted policing with major investment in social services and homelessness care
- Maintain current police staffing while improving accountability and complementary services
- Increase police presence and prosecution for street crime while streamlining social programs
- Prioritize maximum law enforcement staffing and strict enforcement above other social spending