Thousands fled the Los Angeles area Tuesday as wildfires swept across the area. The fires forced the closure of major roadways and prompted evacuations. Los Angeles City Controller Kennith Mejia revealed in October that Mayor Karen Bass had signed a budget that slashed $17.6 million from the city's fire department just months before the wildfires.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass oversaw a city budget adjustment which slashed over $17 million from the city's fire department months before Tuesday’s devastating wildfires, information shared by a city official shows. Thousands fled the Los Angeles area Tuesday as wildfires swept across the area. The fast-approaching flames shut down multiple major roadways, forcing some people to abandon their vehicles.
Los Angeles City Controller Kennith Mejia in October shared to X adjustments made to the city’s fiscal year 2024-2025 budget. Mayor Bass signed the budget in June, according to a City, fire services decreased by $17.6 million through those adjustments, the X post shows. Other impacted services included “street services,” which decreased by $21.4 million, and sanitation, which decreased by $15.1 million. Among budget items which received extra cash was “zoo,” which increased by $27,000, the information shows. Also receiving increases were “library,” which jumped $14.6 million, and “cannabis regulation,” which increased by $1.8 million. “As the City of LA goes broke, one of the many questions we get is: ‘WHERE ARE OUR TAX DOLLARS GOING?’” Mejia wrote at the time. “The City just started a new fiscal year & if you want to know how the Mayor & a majority of City Council increased or decreased departments' operational budget, see below,” Mejia added. Mayor Bass’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from The National News Desk (TNND) Wednesday. Mayor Bass is currently facing backlash for visiting West Africa as the wildfires raged across her home cit
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