What LA’s Revised Budget Means for Public Safety and City Services Near Your Properties
The Los Angeles City Council approved a revised $13.95 billion budget that avoids the deepest job cuts but still reduces funding for key city services, especially public safety.
What You Need to Know
Key takeaways from the approved budget:
- Cuts layoffs from 1,647 to about 600.
- Restores 133 civilian LAPD jobs but cuts planned new officer hires in half, from 480 to 240.
- The Fire Department’s funding increase was reduced from $103 million to $48 million.
- A new unit in the Housing Department was approved to better track homelessness spending after the County left LAHSA.
- Avoids cuts to planning, sanitation, and transportation. Tree trimming, sidewalk repairs, and streetlight upgrades will also move forward.
The council will vote on a final budget resolution next week and then send it to Mayor Karen Bass. If she rejects it, the council can still approve it with a two-thirds vote.
How It Impacts You
Emergency Response Could Slow: Fewer new police hires and less fire department funding may lead to slower emergency response times.
Some City Services May Be Slower: Tree trimming and sidewalk repairs are funded, but fewer city workers overall may still lead to delays in permits, sanitation, and transportation services.
New Homelessness Bureau May Help: A new bureau could improve how the city manages homelessness, which may help property owners near encampments or homeless services.
Advocating for Our Members
We contacted every LA City Council office to stress how vital public safety is for the comeback of Hollywood, Downtown LA, and other downtown areas—places that rely on commercial real estate.
Councilmembers Traci Park, John Lee, and Monica Rodriguez voted no on this budget. As they too are worried that these budget cuts will hurt emergency services and public safety.
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