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Karen Bass’ “State of the City” speech: A declaration of war on Los Angeles’ working class
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered her 2025 State of the City address this week, unveiling a proposed budget that slashes ...
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In LA State of the City speech, Mayor Bass says layoffs will be part of budget plan
The mayor discussed the city’s rebuilding efforts in Pacific Palisades, a projected budget deficit, crime and economic ...
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 ...
Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget proposal that would fold the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional ...
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How California Gov. Newsom is balancing the fight against President Trump with Los Angeles fire relief
Visiting an airport hangar in Sacramento County on Thursday to show off the state ... disaster declaration that ...
Tens of thousands of Los Angeles County workers begin 2-day strike
More than 50,000 Los Angeles county workers began a two-day strike Monday evening, closing libraries and disrupting ...
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Los Angeles mayor's budget proposes department mergers, layoffs
"We aren't here to gloss over difficulties, but to meet them head-on and to make real change," said Los Angeles Mayor Bass in her State of the ... and the Climate Emergency Mobilization Commission.
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Three months after Palisades fire, mayor proposes adding more than 200 LAFD jobs
Months after the most destructive wildfire in modern Los Angeles history, Mayor Karen Bass is seeking ... The remaining new positions include 25 new emergency medical technicians in addition ...