After a visit from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a handful of council members, California lawmakers asked the state legislature for nearly $2 billion to help the city's wildfire recovery effort.
After a visit from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and a handful of council members, California lawmakers asked the state legislature for nearly $2 billion to help the city's wildfire recovery effort.'Los Angeles is facing a budget crisis while recovering from devastating and unprecedented wildfires, and it's important that we advocate directly to state leaders for support,' said Mayor Karen Bass.The massive request for $1.
Out of the six budgetary concerns listed in the lawmakers' letter, the bulk of the nearly $2 billion request, $750 million, would go towards 'mitigation and resilience for city residents:'$700 million loan to upgrade Pacific Palisades' electrical grid.
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