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What to know about the LA Fire Department’s budget

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As Los Angeles battles historic wildfires, residents are demanding accountability for why the city’s fire department faced budget cuts while greater disaster preparedness measures were overlooked. These frustrations have fueled questions about the prioritization of aid to Israel and Ukraine. Just months before the wildfires ravaged the city, LA Mayor Karen Bass approved the budget for the next fiscal year, which included a $17.5 million reductio…

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Requested just days before deadly fires broke out and devastated swathes of Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass “demanded her Fire Department make an extra $49 million of budget cuts” on top of the already determined $17.6million of cuts in her latest budget. A leaked memo revealed Bass made the request, which would have shut down... The post Leaked Memo Shows LA Mayor Bass Demanded $49 Million Budget Cut from Fire Department One Day Before Fires Brok…

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Leaked Memo Shows LA Mayor Bass Demanded $49 Million Budget Cut from Fire Department One Day Before Fires Broke Out

I was not aware that the State of California takes in $220 billion a year in taxes (starting at around 18:30). The next nearest state in tax income is New York, with $100 billion. The government of California pisses away this tax money. There is NO excuse for cutting the funding for fire and police protection in California. There’s no excuse for our lousy roads and highways. Our crummy airports, hospitals, schools, and other infrastructure. The …

What to know about the LA Fire Department’s budget

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