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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.
Karen Bass Plugs Hike in Film Tax Credit: ‘Let’s Bring Hollywood Back’
Karen Bass urged state lawmakers to triple the California film tax credit, as the city faces a dire fiscal emergency.
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Karen Bass unveils her ‘very difficult budget’ for LA
LOS ANGELES — Call it the Karen Bass special: a shot of optimism, followed by a bitter budget chaser. That was the incongruous combination the Los Angeles mayor debuted on Monday, when she ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass discusses budget ahead of State of the City address
From the deadly fires, a historic Hollywood production slump and a budget crisis, Mayor Karen Bass urged Los Angeles to brace ...
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Karen Bass wants to weaken LAPD to fix a self-inflicted budget crisis
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 ...
Mayor Karen Bass' proposed city budget includes over 1,600 layoffs
Since budget planning began, layoffs have been called "inevitable" with 3,500 positions on the chopping block. The final ...