Mayor Karen Bass says she reached a deal to restore police hiring
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has reached an agreement with City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson to find the money to reverse the cuts to police…
S&P lowers city of L.A.’s bond ratings amid budget crisis
S&P Global Ratings has lowered the bond ratings for the city of Los Angeles, which is trying to close a nearly $1-billion budget deficit.On Friday,…
Mayor Karen Bass’ unfavorable ratings spiked following fires, survey shows
Mayor Karen Bass is significantly less popular than she was a year ago, likely because of her handling of January’s devastating fires, according to a…
Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was at a cocktail party at the U.S. ambassador to Ghana’s residence Jan. 7 as the Palisades fire exploded, pictures…
As fires ripped through L.A., Mayor Karen Bass was en route back from Africa
For the first 24 hours of L.A.’s wildfire disaster, Mayor Karen Bass was a constant presence on social media, urging Angelenos to flee evacuation zones…
Councilmember-elect Ysabel Jurado looks to lobbyist to run her office
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s David Zahniser, with a little help from Dakota Smith and…
Bass vows not to bus homeless people out of L.A. for 2028 Olympics
In Paris, the French government packed homeless people and migrants onto buses and sent them out of the city as the Summer Olympics approached. In…
Olympic flag arrives in L.A. and LA28 focuses on prep for Games
The charter flight left Paris on Monday morning, carrying Mayor Karen Bass, local Olympic organizers and a few dozen athletes home from the 2024 Summer…
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Mayor Karen Bass’ emergency declaration on homelessness
A judge handed a legal victory to the city of Los Angeles on Thursday, agreeing to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to strike down Mayor…
Mayor Karen Bass urges business, philanthropic leaders to help fund homeless housing
During her annual State of the City address, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called on business leaders, charitable organizations and wealthy individuals to use their…
Affordable housing demand could derail Dodger Stadium gondola
In 2018, when former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt first pitched the concept of a gondola from Union Station to Dodger Stadium, then-mayor Eric Garcetti said…