LA CITY COUNCIL APPROVES FIRST STEP IN REPLACING LAPD WITH COMMUNITY RESPONDERS FOR NON-VIOLENT CALLS. “This is the dawn of a new era of public safety in Los Angeles,” said councilmember Herb Wesson, who co-authored the motion. “The bottom line is that the way things have been going is not working for our communities. This last month has made that crystal clear. We have a responsibility to listen to our people, and our people have spoken.”