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‘We’ve taken the industry for granted’: Mayor Bass pledges to make it easier to film in L.A.
The mayor signed an executive directive to support local film and TV jobs — an order that she said will lower costs and ...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Directive To Reduce Red Tape On Local Film & TV Production
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive directive Tuesday aimed at removing some of the red tape surrounding local ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass Wants to Cut the Red Tape Required to Get a Movie Made in Hollywood
The mayor issued an executive order that would streamline the application process for filming at city-owned landmarks while ...
With L.A. in crisis, Mayor Karen Bass’ hiring goal for the LAPD slips further out of reach
Bass called for a burst of hiring at the LAPD two years ago. Now, her goal of a 9,500-officer force looks farther away than ...
Nearly 2,000 Palisades properties cleared of fire debris, LA Mayor Bass says
The mayor noted that 54 permits have been issued for 40 addresses so far, with hundreds more applications currently under ...
Newsom plays hardball with Bass over LA funding amid California budget crisis
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) refused Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s request for roughly $2 billion to keep California’s largest city from going off the fiscal cliff. As Los Angeles faces a nearly ...
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Karen Bass went from fighting cops to funding them
While Bass proposed 1,600 layoffs of city workers affecting housing, roads and climate programs, she shields the LAPD — the ...
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L.A. mayor Karen Bass discusses city's recovery efforts and progress after the fire
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass has taken a lot of criticism for problems plaguing her city. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bass, who is dealing with budget cuts and the remains of the wildfires.