Mayor Bass to take a pay cut as city faces budget woes

Mayor Karen Bass to take pay cut following LA's budget shortfall

As elected officials consider spending reductions and layoffs to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall in Los Angeles’ budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Mayor Karen Bass’ office said she will take a pay cut and hold off on scheduled raises for her staff. “The mayor is taking a pay cut and Mayor’s Office staff are not taking their regularly...

Mayor Bass to take a pay cut as city faces budget woes

Mayor Karen Bass' office said she will take a pay cut and hold off on scheduled raises for her staff.

Bass To Take Pay Cut Due To Budget Deficit

As elected officials consider spending reductions and layoffs to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall in Los Angeles’ budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Mayor Karen Bass’ office Friday said she will take a pay cut and hold off on scheduled raises for her staff. “The mayor is taking a pay cut and Mayor’s Office staff are not taking their regularly scheduled cost of living adjustments office-wide in June 2025 (4%), December 2025 (2%), and June 2…

Mayor Bass Proposes Layoffs to Address $1 Billion Budget Deficit - Asian Journal News

More Than 1,600 City Workers at Risk as LA Faces Deep Cuts; Public Hearings Begin LOS ANGELES – Confronting a nearly $1 billion shortfall, Mayor Karen Bass has introduced a sweeping proposal to stabilize Los Angeles’s finances, calling for the elimination of more than 2,700 city jobs—including 1,647 currently filled positions. The proposed cuts, which exclude sworn police officers and…

L.A. workers warn Mayor Bass' budget layoffs will cut vital services

Commenters at a public hearing traveled from all over L.A. to find another way to balance the city's finances without mass layoffs.