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The mayor’s budget proposal could change LA. Here’s where the cuts would hit the hardest
Facing a historic budget shortfall, it’s clear the city needs to change its spending. But the cuts are not uniform. Some ...
Karen Bass unveils her ‘very difficult budget’ for LA
The Los Angeles mayor kept an upbeat tone in her annual State of the City address, but her proposed budget offered a reality ...
LA Public Press on MSN12d
The A to Z of LA Mayor Karen Bass’ budget cuts
That’s the grim outlook for LA under a proposed spending plan released by LA Mayor Karen Bass last week. Department officials ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN9d
Mayor Karen Bass to take pay cut following LA's budget shortfall
As elected officials consider spending reductions and layoffs to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall in Los Angeles’ budget ...
Mayor Karen Bass weighs deep cuts, including layoffs, as L.A.’s challenges mount
Bass, who releases her budget for 2025-26 on Monday, has been weighing whether or not to lay off more than 1,500 workers.
With L.A. in crisis, Mayor Karen Bass’ hiring goal for the LAPD slips further out of reach
Bass called for a burst of hiring at the LAPD two years ago. Now, her goal of a 9,500-officer force looks farther away than ...
Government Technology11d
Proposed L.A. Budget Cuts Would Deeply Impact Its IT Agency
Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed 2025-26 budget would include layoffs and eliminate vacant positions, in an effort to address an ...
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LA Mayor Karen Bass’ budget calls for 80% drop in financing of new affordable housing
Facing a nearly $1 billion deficit, the city of Los Angeles is set to finance much less affordable housing over the next year under a proposed budget released this week by Mayor Karen Bass. The budget ...
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Mayor Bass to take a pay cut as city faces budget woes
LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- As elected officials consider spending reductions and layoffs to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall ...
Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget proposal that would fold the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional ...
Boyle Heights Beat11d
‘Find another way’: City workers warn budget layoffs will cut services for youth, seniors, animal care
Commenters at a public hearing traveled from all over L.A. to find another way to balance the city's finances without mass ...