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% […]
Three months after wildfire, Mayor Bass proposes adding more than 200 jobs to LAFD
Months after the most devastating wildfires in modern-day Los Angeles history, Mayor Karen Bass is about to add a large number of new employees to the fire department, even if many other agencies face layoffs. The mayor, who has worked to close the nearly $1 billion gap, called for 227 positions to be added to […]
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 […]
Mayor Karen Bass’ unfavorable ratings spiked following fires, survey shows
Mayor Karen Bass was less popular than a year ago due to handling of the devastating January fire, according to a new survey by Los Angeles residents. A study by the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs found that Bass’ unfavourable ratings rose 17 percentage points compared to a year ago. Almost half of Angelenos […]
Loren Taylor takes slim early lead in tight special election for Oakland mayor
Auckland – Former City Councilman Lauren Taylor took a very slim lead in early results in Oakland’s special mayoral election against former Democrats in a string of races spurred by a series of scandals that culminated in the mayoral recall in November. The Northern California city-leading race was too close to call Tuesday night. But […]
Daniel Lurie is San Francisco’s nerdy new mayor — and hype man
San Francisco – When Daniel Lurie won the election as San Francisco’s new mayor in November, he knew there were tough challenges ahead. The downtown economy is deflected. A common sense among locals is that mal laziness was clouding their colorful cities. Five months later, 100 days after Lurie’s tenure – not that any of […]
How much did Bass talk to her acting mayor while she was in Ghana?
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After bomb threat allegation, Bass names new deputy mayor for public safety
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been appointed as the new vice mayor for public safety and has set up former FBI official Robert Clark as her top aide overseeing police and fire issues. The news comes four months after Clark’s predecessor, Brian K. Williams, was placed on administrative leave after being accused of committing […]
L.A. Times sues city over Mayor Bass’ deleted text messages
The Los Angeles Times filed a lawsuit against the city of LA on Thursday, accusing officials of illegally withholding and deleting the mayor’s text messages and other public records from the January fire. The city has already taken over many of the exchanges between Mayor Karen Bass and other officials that the Times Reporter is […]
‘Extreme Uncertainty’: Things Keep Getting Worse For LA’s Democratic Mayor
After facing widespread criticism over handling the wildfires that destroyed Southern California in January, Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is tackling another crisis as the city faces a growing fiscal deficit. City administrator Matt Sabo; I warned At the city council meeting on March 19, Los Angeles is currently facing a fiscal deficit of […]
