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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 ...
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Karen Bass unveils her ‘very difficult budget’ for LA
LOS ANGELES — Call it the Karen Bass special: a shot of optimism, followed by a bitter budget chaser. That was the incongruous combination the Los Angeles mayor debuted on Monday, when she ...
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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 ...
NBC Los Angeles11d
What to know about Mayor Bass' proposed Los Angeles budget
Mayor Karen Bass unveiled a spending plan for the city of Los Angeles that includes more than 1,600 layoffs, budget cuts and increases, the consolidation of municipal departments and other efforts ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass heading to Sacramento to push for $2 billion relief package
The city is facing fiscal concerns due a 35% reduction in tax revenue, overspending, an increase in liability payouts, and ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Washington Post13d
Los Angeles mayor proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close budget hole
LOS ANGELES — 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 while ...
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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 ...
Karen Bass Plugs Hike in Film Tax Credit: ‘Let’s Bring Hollywood Back’
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass included a plug for the expansion of the film and TV tax credit in her State of the City speech on ...
LAist12d
1,600 city jobs at risk
After giving her State of the City address on Monday, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass released her annual budget, which proposed laying off 1,647 city workers and closing some city departments in the fiscal ...
Los Angeles Daily News7d
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 ...