Los Angeles Budget

Understanding The Mayor's Budget

| Posted 04.22.2012

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Story comes courtesy of The City Maven. By Alice M. Walton. The $7.2 billion budget released today by Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa calls for layi...

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There Goes Our Legal System

AP | LINDA DEUTSCH | Posted 04.17.2012

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LOS ANGELES — The vast Los Angeles County court system, known worldwide for its many high-profile cases, is about to see a huge budget cut that ...

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60,000 Angelenos Can't Be Wrong

Austin Beutner | Posted 04.10.2012

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A few weeks ago I shared my concerns about worsening response times in the Los Angeles Fire Department. Let's take a step back to see how Los Angeles got here.

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Could LA Go Bankrupt?

AP | Posted 04.09.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles' top budget official says the city could go bankrupt if it doesn't overhaul its finances with new taxes, possible layoffs a...

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LA Considering Fees For Ambulances, Rescues & Dialing 9-1-1

Posted 10.19.2011

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The city of Los Angeles has suffered huge budget cuts in recent years, and the City Council will consider charging extra optional fees to keep emergen...

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LAPD Risks Staffing Shortage Over Overtime Pay

Posted 08.09.2011

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The LAPD is facing staffing shortages if a temporary overtime policy is not extended, according to a statement released by LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. ...

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Fire Department's Plan Poses Hidden Risks

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 07.20.2011

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The Los Angeles City Council and L.A. Fire Department have proudly touted the advantages of a just-approved new deployment plan, which they claim will...

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New Plan Would Cut 300 LA City Fire Jobs, Close 18 Stations

ktla.com | KTLA News | Posted 07.18.2011

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LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Sparks flew in front of Los Angeles City Hall Wednesday, as firefighters gathered to blast a cost-cutting plan that could elimin...

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Light At The End Of The Tunnel?: Villaraigosa's New Budget Expands Some City Services

Los Angeles Times | Posted 06.20.2011

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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa unveiled his $6.9-billion budget Wednesday during a brutal recession, yet in many ways the 2011-2012 spending p...

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LA Budget Chief Warns Of More Budget Cuts, Police Hiring Freeze

latimes.com | David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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The top financial advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Wednesday that the city would need to stop hiring police officers if the City...

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Los Angeles Schools Rescind 522 Teacher Layoff Notices

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles school board has rescinded 522 layoffs of elementary school teachers, dropping the number of expected layoffs to a...

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Council Agrees To Keep Hiring LAPD Officers Despite Budget Crisis

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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Five hours into a meeting on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's proposed budget Monday, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to preserve the mayor...

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Controller's Audit Reveals City of Los Angeles Fails to Collect Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

Wendy Greuel | Posted 05.25.2011

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The results of my latest audit about the City's billing and collections practices show that a critical part of City government is not working as it should.

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City Attorney Slams Villaraigosa For 'Management Failure'

LA Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

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City Attorney Carmen Trutanich blasted Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's proposed city budget in harsh terms Thursday, declaring it an example of "fundamen...

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LA City Council Committee Rightly Calls For LAPD Hiring Freeze

Charles Feldman | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Los Angeles wrestles with layoffs and cutbacks, the LAPD is once again threatening the public with doom and gloom should, God forbid, there actually be some cutbacks.

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Is Bankruptcy LA's Best Option?

LA Daily News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the City Council have said repeatedly that, come what may, declaring Los Angeles bankrupt is not an option. But with...

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Investigations Sit Idle As Financial Crisis Hits LAPD

AP | Joel Rubin | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The city's budget crisis and cap on overtime is forcing homicide detectives to stop work for days at a time, hurting their ability...

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Is Bankruptcy LA's Best Option?

Posted 05.25.2011

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LA City Could Come Out Of Budget Crisis $100 Million Ahead

LA Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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As the result of an unexpected spike in tax revenue and a loss of 2,400 workers to early retirement (not to mention a few dozen layoffs), the city of ...

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LA Council Probes Mayor's City Service Shutdown

AP | CHRISTINA HOAG | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa backed down from his hardline stance over the budget crisis Wednesday, admitting he cannot shut down ci...

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Los Angeles On Track To Run Out Of Money In 4 Weeks

latimes.com | Phil Willon and Maeve Reston | Posted 05.25.2011

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The city's top financial official issued a grim assessment of the escalating budget crisis Monday, warning that Los Angeles could be unable to pay its...

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Cops in Caracas -- and LA

Nora Zimmett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last week I got a moving violation. I admitted to myself, in a brief moment of clarity, that at least I had broken the law -- not always the case in Venezuela.

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Why I'm Bullish on LA

Al Abrams | Posted 05.25.2011

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There are three reasons why I feel that Los Angeles will come out of the recession stronger than before -- and why I think LA will have a leg up on other major American cities.

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Budget Cuts Threaten LA Arts Centers

latimes.com | Mike Boehm | Posted 05.25.2011

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The slashing of Los Angeles' municipal arts offerings is underway, with seven layoffs to take effect April 1 and eight more expected when the fiscal y...

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LA City Council Votes To Cut 761 Jobs

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council has voted to cut 761 jobs while continuing to seek concessions from the city employees' unions. The ...

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