This Los Angeles city official testified for four days so Karen Bass wouldn’t have to
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There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
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With L.A.’s latest budget, has the political pendulum firmly swung at City Hall?
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As L.A. rebuilds from the fires, residents ask: What’s the plan?
Carol Parks, the chief of Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department, sat before a budget committee last year and painted a dire picture. Although tasked with…
Newsom says bailing L.A. out of budget crisis is ‘nonstarter.’ Bass remains hopeful
For anybody confused about whether Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to come to Los Angeles’ rescue Wednesday when he announced his May revision to the state…
With L.A. in crisis, Mayor Karen Bass’ hiring goal for the LAPD slips further out of reach
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Mayor Bass said her office’s budget will be cut. The numbers tell a different story
When Mayor Karen Bass spoke about budget cuts during her State of the City address — before she even mentioned laying off city employees —…
How serious is L.A. City Hall about layoffs? The messages have been mixed
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In State of the City speech to a battered L.A., Bass strikes hopeful tone
With Los Angeles battered by multiple crises, Mayor Karen Bass vowed Monday in her State of the City address to rebuild at a record clip…
L.A. County and city are reeling financially. Only one faces a $1-billion deficit
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How much did Bass talk to her acting mayor while she was in Ghana?
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Debate over homeless funds puts L.A. city and county at odds yet again
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Filipino American political candidates made history in recent election
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The rough path to recalling Mayor Karen Bass
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L.A. City Council member starting nonprofit. Ethics experts have questions
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Exploring Joan Didion’s L.A. haunts as new books emerge
Joan Didion haunts Los Angeles. In January, as catastrophic fires ripped through the Pacific Palisades and Altadena, Didion’s name became an echo on social media…
L.A. County’s budget is taking hit after hit. Trump could make things worse
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L.A. council president attempted to push through fire chief’s appeal hearing
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L.A. recovery czar sounds off over working for free: “I was lied to”
Steve Soboroff, Mayor Karen Bass’ wildfire recovery czar, went public with his frustrations about doing the job for free, telling an audience he was “lied…
Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
Well, you could see that one coming.After Pacific Palisades was torched while a reservoir sat empty and fire hydrants ran dry, the fire chief didn’t…