Karen Bass: “Well, I am just hoping that this reign of terror ends. I’m hoping that the military leaves because they were never…”

They deserve transparency, clear communication, and meaningful support.

Too often, those requests have been met with delayed communication, limited transparency, and insufficient public engagement.

We must rigorously examine whether our policies, training, tactics, supervision and accountability systems are sufficient.

Residents, public agencies and elected officials have repeatedly sought timely information regarding the cleanup, remediation, environmental monitoring and recovery.