The City Controller's Office will conduct a performance audit of the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services in an attempt to identify solutions to years-long issues, officials announced Wednesday.

The general manager of the troubled Los Angeles Department of Animal Services is taking a two-month leave of absence and the department’s board president is out following a tumultuous board ...

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.

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley will go before the City Council Tuesday to make her case that she should be reinstated after her firing a week ago by Mayor Karen Bass.

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.

Los Angeles City Hall ... He said cuts in city services would likely be needed to address the problem in the $12.8 billion budget. ... the CAO noted general fund revenue is up $54 million.