Mayor Karen Bass proposes layoffs for about 1,650 L.A. city workers
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released the proposed budget on Monday. The $14 billion spending plan covering the 2025-26 fiscal year funds new recruiting scores at the fire station three months after the Palisade fire destroyed thousands of homes and killed 12 people. However, many other agencies face deep spending cuts, with layoffs reaching 5% […]
Reams of documents related to L.A. County sex abuse cases never turned over, lawyers say
Thousands of documents that could contain important details about ramp-stretched sexual abuse within the disabled Santa Clarita detention camp, including so-called “grooming drawings,” are scattered throughout the facility and were not handed over to lawyers for those who allegedly abused as children, according to a company suing LA County in an accident decades ago. As […]
In State of the City speech to a battered L.A., Bass strikes hopeful tone
Mayor Karen Bass made a vow in a city speech Monday as Los Angeles was hit by multiple crises. Bass, who appears at City Hall in front of an audience of around 250, threw a hopeful tone even as he admits the city is stressed in many ways. Faced with a budget shortage of around […]
Five things to watch in Mayor L.A. Karen Bass’ proposed budget
Los Angeles is experiencing a full-scale budget crisis. A month ago, the financial gap was estimated at just $1 billion, and Mayor Karen Bass has another headache. And among many services, it brought another headache to the public who rely on the public to repair streets, repair sidewalks, maintain parks, maintain bumps, maintain police and […]
L.A. County and city are reeling financially. Only one faces a $1-billion deficit
Good morning and welcome to Records LA – City Hall newsletter. It’s Rebecca Ellis, and with the support of her colleague David Zanizer, we’ll be providing city and county government updates. Newsletter Get Lowdown for La Politics Sign up for our LA City Hall newsletter for weekly insights, scoops and analysis. Please enter your email […]
L.A. County faces $2 billion in fire recovery costs, straining budget
The LA County government is facing a budget cut of about $89 million, being added with a fire recovery cost of about $2 billion and the biggest sexual abuse settlement in US history. To fill the budget gap, the county will have to fill hundreds of vacant locations, but layoffs are not expected, county chief […]
At L.A. rally, Bernie Sanders says U.S. facing ‘extraordinary danger’
Leading the rage and frustration of progressive Californians, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told tens of thousands of people in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday that the country is in a moment of “extraordinary danger.” Covered in a blue button-down shirt and Dodgers baseball cap, Sanders, 83, says President Trump is “quickly heading towards an authoritarian-style […]
L.A. City Council backs huge trash fee hikes for residents
The Los Angeles City Council moved on Friday to dramatically hike garbage fees to collect money and close the $1 billion budget deficit. In a 10-1 vote, the council ordered city counsels to draft an ordinance that would increase the fees for around 740,000 clients, with councillors claiming the city has been subsidizing the costs […]
Federal immigration agents arrived, denied entry at L.A. schools
Federal agents were denied entry to two primary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District this week. They appeared without notice and the agents tried to contact five students who had entered the country without documents, school officials said Thursday. According to Schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho, an agent said he was there to check […]
Rich L.A. neighborhood’s surveillance tech gift to LAPD sparks drama
When residents of the Ritzy West LA area experienced an increase in robbery last year, they decided to invest in technology to combat the issue. Neighborhood Association of Cheviot Hills, a community of million-dollar homes sandwiched between 10 highways and cities of the century, has raised over $200,000 to buy a score for a controversial […]
