LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles City Councilman Joe Buscaino introduced a resolution Dec. 8 to support the reinstitution of cash bail in Los Angeles County, which was suspended for low-level, non-violent felonies and misdemeanors. In a statement Wednesday, Buscaino said the suspension of cash bail has “created a free-for-all environment where criminals are charged one day and released the next.” Los Angeles first suspended cash bail in June 2020 as a measure to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in county jails. When District Attorney George Gascon took office in January 2021, he directed deputy district attorneys not to seek money bail for “misdemeanor, non-violent and non-serious felony offenses.” While the cash bail system was not eliminated for violent offenses, Buscaino’s resolution cites a “substantial increase in violent crime and brazen robberies.” Violent crime has increased in Los Angeles—and across the United States—during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore …