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.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks at City Hall on Aug. 17, 2023. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

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.