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‘We are six months to a year ahead’ in recovery: Mayor Karen Bass on L.A. wildfire recovery efforts
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joins for a wide-ranging conversation on the city’s wildfire recovery efforts, her relationship with the White House regarding disaster relief, and a recall effort funded ...
The New York Times12d
Will L.A. Ever Forgive Its Mayor for Being Abroad When the Wildfires Hit?
Los Angeles is rebuilding, but new crises are mounting and Mayor Karen Bass has been haunted by her absence when the fires started. This week, she is trying to reset. By Shawn Hubler Reporting ...
Karen Bass wants to weaken LAPD to fix a self-inflicted budget crisis
Karen Bass and Los Angeles Democrats have put the city in a budget crisis that they want to solve by further weakening the ...
Brickbat: Handholding on Homelessness
U.S. District Court Judge David O. Carter sharply criticized Los Angeles city officials for mismanaging billions of dollars ...
CBS News6d
Mayor Bass kicks off Shine LA clean up initiative with event in Hollywood
Mayor Karen Bass hosted the first event launching the Shine LA cleanup initiative in Hollywood on Saturday morning. Bass was accompanied by Los Angeles City Council members and community activists ...
Los Angeles Daily News8d
LA’s Mayor Bass suspends collection of rebuilding fees for Palisades residents
LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass on Friday, Apri. 25, issued an order to suspend collection of rebuilding fees for Pacific Palisades residents seeking to restore their homes lost in January’s ...
Fox News4d
Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appeared to be backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the city’s fire department after facing massive backlash over the poor response to the ...
LAist8d
Angelenos vent outrage over mayor's budget, proposed staff and service cuts
More than 200 people showed up at a City Council public hearing in Van Nuys on Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed budget Friday, with almost all warning that her plan to lay off over 1,600 people would ...
The Baltimore Sun10d
LA Mayor Bass suggests laying off more than 1,600 workers in budget proposal
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has suggested laying off more than 1,600 workers in her recent budget proposal. Calling the planned layoffs a “last resort,” she said on Monday during her State of ...
ABC711d
Bass proposes adding more than 200 LAFD jobs. Will it help improve response times?
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Mayor Bass announced Monday that she's proposing city employee layoffs to help offset a nearly $1 billion budget deficit. The proposal was released after her ...
Los Angeles Times12d
Bass proposes laying off about 1,650 city workers, a quarter of them civilians at LAPD
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed budget on Monday that would eliminate a nearly $1-billion financial gap by cutting more than 2,700 city positions — about 1,650 of them through ...
KTAR News12d
Los Angeles mayor proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close budget hole
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday proposed laying off more than 1,600 government workers in an attempt to close a nearly $1 billion budget gap amid a slumping economy ...