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LA City Council OKs Budget that Cuts Public Safety Funding, Reduces Layoffs
- On May 22, 2025, Los Angeles officials adopted a $14 billion budget that minimized layoffs by cutting back on police recruitment and fire department expenditures while also scaling down public safety funding across the city.
- The budget addresses a roughly $1 billion structural deficit caused by overspending, liability payouts, slow revenue, and labor costs, prompting cuts to Fire and Police Departments.
- The revised budget halves new LAPD recruit hiring from 480 to 230, cuts $36.63 million from the Fire Department’s proposed budget, and reduces the homelessness program Inside Safe by $7 million.
- Councilmembers Traci Park, Monica Rodriguez, and John Lee opposed the budget citing inadequate public safety funding and questioned continued spending on Inside Safe, which costs about $7,000 per homeless individual monthly.
- The budget maintains critical services by reinstating positions in Animal Services and various other departments, establishes a dedicated office within the Los Angeles Housing Department to oversee homelessness initiatives, and is now awaiting the mayor’s final approval.
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LA City Council approves $14-billion budget, scaling back Bass’ public safety plans
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council signed off on a $14-billion spending plan for 2025-26 on Thursday, scaling back Mayor Karen Bass’ public safety initiatives as they attempted to spare 1,000 city workers from layoffs.
L.A. City Council approves $14-billion budget, scaling back Bass' public safety plans
The council provided the funds to recruit 240 police officers next year, down from the 480 proposed by the mayor. Bass' hiring plan for the fire department was also scaled back.
LA Council Tussles Over Public Safety, Revises Mayor Karen Bass' Budget
In a marathon session, the Los Angeles City Council Thursday approved a revised $13.9 billion budget for fiscal year 2025-26 — one that is expected to slow down police hiring and curtail new spending while preserving core services and saving 1,000 jobs. In a 12-3 vote, the City Council advanced a menu of changes to Mayor Karen Bass’ original budget, which called for 1,647 layoffs and the elimination of 1,053 vacant positions that were intended, …
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LA City Council OKs budget that cuts public safety funding, reduces layoffs
The Los Angeles City Council approved a revised budget Thursday, May 22, that slashes proposed layoffs by more than half but also scales back funding for public safety, as the city grapples with a $1 billion budget deficit. The final vote, which came late afternoon after almost entire day of discussion, was 12-3, with Councilmembers Traci Park, John Lee and Monica Rodriguez opposed. A major focus of the debate ahead of the final vote centered on…
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