LA Mayor Bass says $12.8B budget will focus on homelessness and potholes


by Los Angeles Daily News

Los Angeles Daily News— Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is proposing a city budget of $12.8 billion for the 2024-25 fiscal year – a decrease of $293 million (about 2%)...

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