Los Angeles mayor proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close budget hole

Democrat-run Los Angeles failing wildfire victims’ rebuilding plans months after Trump visit: GOP rep

Thousands of Pacific Palisades homeowners are waiting to rebuild after the devastating wildfires as only a handful of permits have reportedly been approved by LA Mayor Karen Bass.

Bass budget plan calls for 1,600 layoffs – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group

Mayor Karen Bass addresses members of the City Council and others April 21 during her annual State of the City address. Bass announced her proposed budget for 2025-26 calls for layoffs for more than1,600 city workers.Courtesy photo Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Mayor Karen Bass touted progress in the dual housing and homelessness crises in the city and the record pace of rebuilding fire-devastated Pacific Palisades, but she also announced in …

Los Angeles Mayor Proposes Layoff of 1,647 City Workers Amid $1 Billion Budget Shortfall

The City of Los Angeles faces a projected $1 billion budget deficit for the 2025–2026 fiscal year, leading embattled Mayor Karen Bass to call for laying off 1,647 city workers in her $13.95 billion spending plan released on Monday. Los Angeles is grappling with several issues, including declining revenues, rising liability claims, and increased payroll costs. The toll of the January fires, which ravaged Los Angeles, has also added to increased c…

In Sacramento, LA Mayor Bass seeks state money to close nearly $1 billion budget gap

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city’s nearly $1 billion budget hole.

Although LAPD officers will not be touched, the elimination of administrative positions will cause public safety to be neglected.

Karen Bass wants to weaken LAPD to fix a self-inflicted budget crisis - Washington Examiner

Los Angeles is such a poorly run city that Mayor Karen Bass has to weaken the city’s police department even further for budgetary purposes. Bass announced that her proposed budget would include around 1,650 layoffs and the elimination of another roughly 1,000 unfilled jobs as the city tries to make up a deficit of around $1 billion. In this process, Los Angeles will still be increasing its budget by 8.2%. The deficit has been driven in part by a…