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June 4, 2025 10:51 a.m.
Los Angeles City Hall is pictured. The LA City Council approved a revised version of Mayor Karen Bass’ $13.9 billion budget proposal Friday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Los Angeles City Council finalized and approved a revised version of Mayor Karen Bass’ $13.9 billion budget proposal Friday for this coming fiscal year.
The city currently faces a nearly $1 billion budget deficit caused by overspending, liability payouts, lower tax revenue, labor contracts, scheduled city official raises and fire recovery, among other factors, according to ABC7 LA.
By Natalia Mochernak
Fire
April 13, 2025 3:53 p.m.LA County, city officials outline ongoing recovery efforts after the January fires
This post was updated April 13 at 11:28 p.m.
Fires burned across Los Angeles this January, prompting emergency responses from different levels of government across LA to support displaced Angelenos.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
A Closer Look
March 10, 2025 12:48 a.m.Experts voice concerns about environmental impact of wildfire rebuilding
Urban planners expressed environmental concerns about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent rebuilding efforts following January’s Los Angeles County wildfires.
Shortly after multiple severe wildfires broke out in the LA area in January, Newsom announced plans to rebuild the affected regions, including signing an executive order to clear debris quickly, waiving California Environmental Quality Act permit requirements to rebuild homes and businesses faster and securing federal funds to repair damaged infrastructure.
By Abhishek Jagannathan
Crime
March 8, 2025 10:19 p.m.Fire on Roebling Avenue extinguished following UCLA men’s basketball win
A fire started on Roebling Avenue around 8:45 p.m. Saturday.
The fire, which the Los Angeles Fire Department extinguished at 9:22 p.m., came hours after UCLA men’s basketball’s 27-point victory over the University of Southern California.
By Shiv Patel
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March 5, 2025 9:14 p.m.LA City Council rejects former LAFD chief Kristen Crowley’s appeal for restoration
This post was updated March 7 at 1:25 a.m.
The Los Angeles City Council denied former Los Angeles Fire Department chief Kristen Crowley’s appeal to be reinstated after her Feb.
By Gabrielle Gillette
Campus
March 3, 2025 9:40 p.m.Community Service Commission aids people experiencing homelessness amid LA fires
The Undergraduate Students Association Council Community Service Commission held a two-day event offering aid to people experiencing homelessness and those displaced by fires Jan. 21 and Jan.
By Zachary Turcios
A Closer Look
March 2, 2025 11:33 p.m.Bernstein family finds strength, community after losing home in Palisades fire
The destruction of Eliana Bernstein’s Pacific Palisades home also threatened the loss of her Westwood apartment.
Bernstein, a third-year political science student, said she moved into her apartment just a few days before the Jan.
By Amanda Velasco
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