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Mayor Bass said her office’s budget will be cut. The numbers tell a different story
When Mayor Karen Bass spoke about budget cuts during her State of the City address — before she even mentioned laying off ...
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LA Mayor Karen Bass discusses fire recovery, budget in State of the City address
This post was updated April 29 at 11:05 p.m. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the city has made progress in fire recovery, crime and homelessness but faces a budget deficit in her April 21 State ...
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L.A. mayor says animal shelters won’t close. Rescue groups are still on edge
Mayor Karen Bass said her spending plan actually set aside money to keep all of the city’s animal shelters open. Advocates are waiting for the City Council to move that money into the department ...
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Karen Bass’ “State of the City” speech: A declaration of war on Los Angeles’ working class
Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, delivered her 2025 State of the City address last week, unveiling a proposed budget that slashes 1,647 city jobs—the most severe round of layoffs since ...
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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 ...
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Karen Read scores major win as judge allows crash reconstruction testimony
Judge Beverly Cannone denied a motion Tuesday to block key defense experts from testifying in defense of Karen Read at her retrial on murder charges in the death of her Boston police officer ...
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Proposed layoffs to LAPD civilian staff raise concerns for public safety
City leaders pushed back against Mayor Karen Bass' proposal to cut more than 400 civilian positions at the Los Angeles Police Department, raising concerns that it could worsen the budget crisis ...
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More LA budget reaction
Labor union leaders and their members told a Los Angeles City Council budget committee on Monday that Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed budget cuts cause a reduction in services to residents that would ...
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Supreme Court denies Karen Read's double jeopardy appeal
Read's retrial is ongoing in Massachusetts. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Karen Read’s petition for certiorari, and therefore will not review her case. Read had asked the Supreme Court to ...
Los Angeles Daily News6d
The city of Los Angeles excels at setting taxpayer money on fire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass opposed the county’s move to withdraw from LAHSA. Apparently she was counting on some of that $1 billion to sustain her signature homelessness program, Inside Safe ...
Politico4d
Bad budgets are straining California mayors’ labor ties
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, another staunch labor ally, recently warned she may have to slash 1,600 city jobs. And unions in San Francisco are already mobilizing against potential cuts as Mayor ...