LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Los Angeles City Council on Feb. 9 approved measures to instruct the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to provide internal information—including unreleased bodycam footage—regarding the death of a teenage girl last year during an officer-involved altercation in a clothing store. The council coupled the motion with another measure requesting an overview of all officer-related shootings in 2021. However, according to the city attorney, the council does not have the authority to determine the public release of LAPD records. Instead, it falls into the hands of the police commission and the chief of police. The city attorney’s office pointed to LA’s administrative code on public records which “lays out in detail” how city departments release records to the public. According to the city code, the head of each department makes the final call on authorizing the release of department records. In this case, the Police Commission will determine …