Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass initially approved a $500,000 compensation for Steve Soboroff for 90 days of work as the city’s “chief recovery officer” following the devastating wildfires. Bass reversed course after public outcry and criticism, stating Soboroff and another appointed executive would now work for free.
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His compensation was to come from charity organizations, but Bass, who first tapped Soboroff for the job on Jan. 17, quickly reversed course by Saturday evening. She said Soboroff would now manage the rebuilding of the city free of charge. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, a member of the five-person committee tasked with recovery, told the Times it was “infuriating” that philanthropic groups would pay two people $750,000, calling the amount “obscene.” Charred homes and burnt cars are pictured amid the rubble of the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 13, 2025.
Steve Danton, who resides in a temporary apartment in Marina del Rey after his home was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, said Soboroff’s compensation is a “money grab,” adding that the city is experiencing a “crisis of leadership.”
LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES MAYOR KAREN BASS RECOVERY EFFORTS STEVE Soboroff PHILANTHROPY CITY COUNCIL
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