LA Mayor's Budget: Steady Hand or Status Quo?

0:00Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass just dropped her proposed budget for next fiscal year, clocking in at $14.85 billion. Its pitch as a steady hand on the wheel, keeping cash flowing to homelessness programs, public safety, and basic city services without the deep. Cuts we saw last year. This plan features an $8.59 billion general fund, fueled by tax revenues that beat expectations. No layoffs on the horizon. This trimming 149 empty spots while adding 500 net new jobs overall. That's a big shift from last year's $13.95 billion proposal, which stared down in nearly $1 billion whole. Bass calls it a push to keep changing LA for the better, and officials agree it's stabilizing after tough times. With some council members and mayoral challengers aren't sold, saying it sticks too close to the status quo on services and fees, ignoring calls for. On the ground, it's backing progress like an 18% drop in street homelessness, more

1:03interim housing, fire department gear, including new, trucks and a helicopter, plus street repairs and crisis response teams, neighborhood fixes like sidewalk ramps and sweeping stay funded too. Now the city council takes over for tweaks in the weeks ahead, aiming for a final stand by June before the new year kicks off July 1st. From your city, powered by AI, this is California News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.