Mayor Bass claws back $500K for LA recovery czar pay
Steve Soboroff, the recently appointed Los Angeles wildfire recovery czar, was to be paid $500,000 for 90 days of work, saying his expertise was well worth the price. But then Mayor Karen Bass, faced with backlash over the $5,556-a-day fee to be paid by nonprofit groups, reversed course, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Los Angeles wildfire czar's $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback, mayor reverses course
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reneged wildfire czar Steve Soboroff's $500,000 compensation for 90 days of work after the amount drew criticism.
Mayor Bass to give update on recovery, rebuilding efforts across Los Angeles 1 month after wildfires erupted
At a news conference Friday morning, Mayor Karen Bass will provide an update on the recovery and rebuilding process taking place across Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Backtracks on $500,000 Payday for Wildfire Recovery Czar After Outcry
After facing backlash for agreeing to pay a new czar $500,000 to help with recovery efforts in Los Angeles in the wake of devastating wildfires, the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, has reversed course and announced that he would be doing the job for free.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes the limits of partisanship
Bass will push the limits of partisanship in Los Angeles and let us know once and for all how much city residents are willing to put up with to stand behind the incumbent Democrat only because
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Order to Waive All-Electric Building Requirement for Rebuilding After Los Angeles Wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1, entitled “Return and Rebuild,” in response to the
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Mayor busted for half million-dollar handout … and she still has her job
New outrage was sparked involving the California wildfires prompting backpedaling from Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) over a half a million-dollar handout. For those expecting the […] ...
Mayor Bass taps Hagerty Consulting for LA rebuild lead
Los Angeles chose Hagerty Consulting to oversee rebuilding 6,800-plus homes and businesses destroyed by the Pacific Palisades wildfire.
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Mayor Bass issues emergency order to support displaced students after California wildfires
The executive order aims to eliminate bureaucratic delays, allowing affected students and child care facilities to quickly ...
Mayor Karen Bass taps Illinois consulting firm to support Palisades fire recovery
Evanston, Ill.-based Hagerty Consulting will do 'full project management, coordinating all of the different private and ...
Mayor Bass, Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff discuss recovery efforts near Palisades Fire zone
Mayor Karen Bass and newly named Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff are expected to meet on Monday near the Palisades Fire ...
Mayor calls for ‘full investigation’ into LAFD vehicles sitting idle during Eaton, Palisades fires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday responded to a KTLA report regarding dozens of unserviced L.A. Fire Department ...
EPA administrator, Trump special envoy join Los Angeles mayor to evaluate fire recovery
Administrator Lee Zeldin, President Trump’s envoy for special missions Richard Grenell and other federal and state officials ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass aims to quicken re-opening of schools, child care facilities damaged by wildfires
The order also increases enrollment caps of schools and child care centers by 20% to allow displaced children to transfer to them for three to five years.