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LA Mayor Asks State for $2 Billion to Help Cover Budget Deficit, Wildfire Costs

The city’s request includes more than $600 million for improving streets and to make up for lost revenue after the Palisades Fire.
LA Mayor Asks State for $2 Billion to Help Cover Budget Deficit, Wildfire Costs
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks at City Hall on Aug. 17, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass visited with state lawmakers in Sacramento on March 24 to ask for nearly $2 billion to help the city fill a $1 billion budget hole and cover costs related to the destructive Palisades Fire.

Bass led a delegation of four Los Angeles City Council members who lobbied for funds to be included in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s next budget, which is undergoing legislative review.

Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.