Was the LAFD budget cut? The budget increased, but debate rages over cuts to some positions
Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year.
L.A. City Council committee rejects rent freeze, advances eviction protection proposal
The Los Angeles City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee rejected a proposal for a rent freeze, but advanced a ...
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the ...
Mayor Bass taps Chicago area firm for LA rebuild lead
Los Angeles chose Hagerty Consulting to oversee rebuilding 6,800-plus homes and businesses destroyed by the Pacific Palisades wildfire.
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'Have You Nothing To Say?' LA Mayor Ignores Questions While Ripped Over Africa Trip
Blevins asks in the video. “No apology for them?” Jake Flynn, communications director for Councilmember Bob Blumenfield who chairs the city’s Budget and Finance Committee, confirmed that ...
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Rumors About LA Fire Department Budget Cuts Are Missing Context
Jake Flynn, communications director for Los Angeles City Council member Bob Blumenfield, told Snopes these numbers did not provide a complete snapshot of the facts. By email, Flynn said that, at the ...
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Was the LAFD budget cut? The budget increased, but debate rages over cuts to some positions
“On Thursday, a spokesperson for L.A. City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who was budget chair last year, said the city increased the fire department’s overall budget by approximately $53 ...