The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday approved a resolution declaring a state of fiscal emergency in response to decreased ...

The Youth Development Department was created in 2021 to coordinate youth services throughout the city. The mayor proposes that it be folded into the Community Investment for Families Department.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power also performs streetlight work, with the city Street Lighting Bureau owing LADWP over $78 million dating back to 2016.

The city needs $282 million to prevent the elimination of more than 2,700 city positions, and just $150 million to stave off the 1,650 layoffs, according to City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass unveiled a proposed $13.9 billion municipal budget for fiscal year 2025-26, which includes more than 1,600 layoffs.

Notably, the budget cuts $36.63 million from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s proposed budget and reduces new police hiring in half from 480 new recruits to 230.

That means the taxpayers of Los Angeles spent more than $137,000 for each of the 2,681 individuals helped by Inside Safe, including 69 individuals who ended up incarcerated and 70 who died.

Underneath that is a line for Los Angeles City Light Maintenance — abbreviated as “City Lt Maint” — that’s most of what you’re contributing to this department’s services. This fee ...