Overview
- Internal LAPD records and emails show Hernandez’s office requested 13 officers for the Sept. 13, 2025 El Grito celebration at City Hall.
- The deployment logged more than 100 hours of special‑event overtime, costing approximately $134,498.65 in taxpayer funds.
- Hernandez previously voted against the city’s May 20, 2025 contract authorizing LAPD special‑event security, which passed 11–3.
- An LAPD spokesperson offered no comment, while the Los Angeles Police Protective League publicly condemned the use of the detail.
- Hernandez’s office provided correspondence after a records request, and reports note no on‑the‑record explanation or announced investigation.