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In Sacramento, Mayor Bass seeks state money to close nearly $1-billion budget gap
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city’s ...
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 ...
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Looking Up and Cutting Down: Mayor Bass speaks on the state of LA, unveils budget
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass praised her city as she delivered her State of the City address on April 21, providing a message ...
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Bass Heads to Sacramento to Seek Aid for LA Budget Crisis
Mayor Karen Bass is heading to Sacramento Wednesday to meet with state leaders to discuss potential solutions for the city’s precarious financial position. In recent weeks, Bass and other elected ...
Walters: In Capitol’s perpetual ‘tort wars,’ another battleground looms
In the latest installment of the Capitol's "tort wars," a new proposal that would've enabled higher payouts for tax disputes was killed.
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Los Angeles budget committee to consider Mayor Bass' proposed spending plan
Mayor Karen Bass’ proposed spending plan aimed at closing a $1 billion budget deficit and addressing other financial ...
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LA Mayor Karen Bass' budget calls for over 1,600 city workers to be laid off
The layoffs would occur across a range of departments and affect city services. The proposal would also eliminate a number of ...
LA city workers, animal advocates, others urge against layoffs, cuts during Van Nuys budget hearing
Among the proposed layoffs are 403 civilian staff at the LAPD, 262 transportation employees, 130 street services workers, 114 ...
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Mayor Bass proposes more than 1,600 layoffs: What departments are on the list?
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass unveiled a proposed $13.9 billion municipal budget for fiscal year 2025-26, which includes more ...
How serious is L.A. City Hall about layoffs? The messages have been mixed
On paper, Mayor Bass is proposing major layoffs for the city workforce. But in her public remarks, she has downplayed that ...
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LA budget committee to begin hearings on Mayor Bass' proposed $13.9 billion budget
The Los Angeles City Council Budget and Finance Committee will convene in a special meeting Friday, beginning a series of ...
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In Sacramento, LA Mayor Bass seeks state money to close nearly $1 billion budget gap
Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city’s nearly $1 billion budget hole.