Major changes in Karen Bass’ desperate budget — and the biggest losers

Mayor Bass has unveiled a $14.9 billion pre-election budget that avoids layoffs, boosts police hiring and trims her signature homelessness program, but leaves the Los Angeles Fire Department with little new funding. The plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27, released Monday, hikes spending by roughly $745 million while keeping much of the city’s homelessness system intact, even...