In case one wonders just how deep the rot goes in Los Angeles, look no further than this report from the Los Angeles Times. With the city knee-deep in crisis created by radical leftists intent on disrupting federal law enforcement, the city council wants to side with the radicals. And now they want the LAPD to do the same.

Last night, the council grilled police chief Jim McDonnell about the police response not so much to the riots, but to the operation of ICE enforcement actions within the city. McDonnell reported that police had arrested more than 100 people the day before, half for failing to disperse but the rest for more serious crimes, including looting. One person got arrested for assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, and another for attempted murder. 

The council's response? Yada yada yada.  What the council really wanted to know is when McDonnell would start revealing ICE operations to them before they take place, presumably to prevent those operations from succeeding (via Jim Geraghty):

In the testiest exchange of the afternoon, Councilmember Imelda Padilla asked the chief if the LAPD would consider warning city officials if it heard from federal law enforcement that immigration raids were coming.

“You’re asking me to warn you about an enforcement action being taken by another agency before it happens? We can’t do that,” McDonnell responded, noting that such a warning would amount to obstruction of justice.

“That would be completely inappropriate and illegal,” he said.

In case anyone wonders whether McDonnell misunderstood the request, the city council president intervened to say that is exactly what they want. The city doesn't consider ICE to be a legit law-enforcement agency, nor do they recognize federal authority to arrest illegal aliens in their city. They consider those arrests "abductions." No, really:

City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson said he disagreed with the chief on referring to agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as “law enforcement partners.”

“If we know somebody is coming here to do warrant-less abductions of the residents of this city, those are not our partners,” he said. “I don’t care what badge they have on or whose orders they’re under. They’re not our partners.”

In other words, it ain't just Karen Bass. The city has elected radicals throughout its leadership, or alternately children who seem to think that they can just wish away federal law and the authority to enforce it anywhere in the US. (Or both. Always bet on both.) ICE isn't the LAPD's partner, structurally; LAPD is ICE's partner. And when the LAPD won't partner with ICE to enforce the law or protect those enforcement operations and locations, well, that's when you start seeing the National Guard and the US Marine Corps "partnering" with ICE to accomplish federal law enforcement. 

That pretty much explains the partnership pecking-order reality, no?

By the way, the Department of Homeland Security released information and video relating to the "abduction" of one of the "residents" that the LA City Council wants to protect. Perhaps McDonnell would like to ask Padilla and Harris-Dawson to house this fine young man on house arrest for a while, and have him serve as their personal driver too:

NEW: Video of the suspect and incident, courtesy of DHS. pic.twitter.com/LCbgWMAOnT

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) June 11, 2025

Gee, he seems like a Dreamer who is only looking to be part of the community, right? The city council should make Emiliano Garduno-Galvez their poster boy for sanctuary cities, and so should Gavin Newsom. They'd better act fast, though, because the 80% of the country that wants him and others like him arrested and deported will make Garduno-Galvez their poster boy for even more assertive enforcement. 

And in case Garduno-Galvez isn't your cup of 87 octane, to quote Yoda, there is another:

Two men are being charged by the U.S. attorney in Los Angeles for possession of an unregistered destructive device for their alleged roles in the LA protest violence, federal prosecutors will announce Wednesday.

Emiliano Galvez and Wrackkie Quiogue are both accused of trying to throw Molotov cocktails at police, according to federal prosecutors.

When the LAPD approached Quiogue -- who officials said was armed with a Molotov cocktail at Sunday's protest in downtown LA -- he allegedly "threw the Molotov cocktail into the air and attempted to flee," the complaint said. The confrontation was caught on officer body camera.

There's no word yet on Quiogue's citizenship status. However, someone by the same name has a fairly robust rap sheet, according to one records site, including robbery, resist/obstruct charges, and possession of a stolen car. If it's the same suspect, Quiogue will find the federal system a wee bit more serious when it comes to prison. 

Bass and the council finally declared a curfew to put an end to the rioting last night. Guess what actual enforcement against actual criminals produced?

After days of immigration protests, downtown L.A.’s first night under curfew ended Wednesday morning with dozens of arrests, but less destruction and fewer clashes between protesters and authorities.

The curfew went into effect at 8 p.m. Tuesday and lifted at 6 a.m. the following day. The Los Angeles Police Department reported that at least 25 people were arrested for violating the curfew in its first hours. ...

Shortly before the curfew went into effect, Mayor Karen Bass and faith leaders marched to the federal building on Los Angeles Street, walking through an area that had for days been covered in shattered glass, graffiti and spent police munitions.

Bass said that she expects the curfew to remain in place for several days and will consult with law enforcement and elected leaders before lifting it. She said it was necessary to curb the actions of “bad actors who do not support the immigrant community.”

Wow! You know what would have prevented the shattered glass, graffiti, and violence that began as soon as ICE operations got underway in LA? Responsible governance and an immediate shutdown of violent and disorderly conduct. Bass and the City Council had to get humiliated by the National Guard into finally taking action, even while the council still wants the LAPD to help declare open season on ICE agents. Los Angeles governance is an utter disgrace in every aspect of its operations.