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Mayor Bass seeks to shutter department serving the city’s youths
The Youth Development Department was created in 2021 to coordinate youth services throughout the city. The mayor proposes ...
L.A. mayor says animal shelters won’t close. Rescue groups are still on edge
The rollout of Mayor Karen Bass' budget set off shock waves among animal rescue advocates, who feared it would lead to the ...
Five things to look out for in L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ budget
Bass will release her spending plan for 2025-26 on Monday, one that's expected to recommend major cuts to the city's ...
Mayor Bass kicks off Shine LA clean up initiative with event in Hollywood
Mayor Karen Bass hosted the first event launching the Shine LA cleanup initiative in Hollywood on Saturday morning. Bass was ...
Bass proposes laying off about 1,650 city workers, a quarter of them civilians at LAPD
Mayor Karen Bass' spending plan for 2025-26 would bring layoffs to 5% of the city workforce. Bass said she's hoping state ...
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.
Mayor Karen Bass is looking vulnerable. But will anyone challenge her in 2026?
The chattering among the city’s political class about potential competitors has grown louder. But it's still unclear whether ...
LA Times Today: Bass proposes laying off about 1,650 city workers, a quarter of them civilians at LAPD
Mayor Karen Bass outlined the dire state of L.A.’s economic situation on Monday. Her budget projection comes at a difficult ...
In State of the City speech to a battered Los Angeles, Bass strikes hopeful tone
Faced with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, Bass released a budget after her speech that calls for the elimination of ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Bass proposes laying off about 1,650 city workers, a quarter of them civilians at LAPD
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed budget on Monday that would eliminate a nearly $1-billion financial gap by cutting more than 2,700 city positions — about 1,650 of them through ...