Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has proposed significant cuts to the city's fire department budget, including a reduction of nearly $20 million for the current fiscal year and plans for even larger cuts in the future. The proposal, described as a 'reset' by Bass, also includes substantial funding increases for the Los Angeles Police Department and cuts to her signature Inside Safe homelessness program.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass , who was on a trip to Ghana when fire engulfed large portions of the city, cut nearly $20 million from the city’s budget for fire services for the current fiscal year — and proposed even higher cuts.Significantly, the proposal — described by Bass a “reset” — includes $65 million in cuts to her signature Inside Safe homelessness] program; an increase of more than $138 million for the Los Angeles Police Department; and a decrease of about $23 million for the L.A.
In the 2023-4 fiscal year, the fire department actually underspent its budget by about $18 million . That seems to have given the city cover to reduce the department’s 2024-5 budget to nearly the exact same level.on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET . He is the author ofThe Trumpian Virtues: The Lessons and Legacy of Donald Trump’s Presidency
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