Karen Bass

The other things that cities are experiencing across the country is an increase in liability lawsuits. So for example, a big city like Los Angeles, we're self-insured and we put aside $100 million every year for lawsuits, trip and falls, those types of things. Well, because of COVID and the backlog in the court system, we had triple the amount of lawsuits.

The other things that cities are experiencing across the country is an increase in liability lawsuits. So for example, a big city like Los Angeles, we're self-insured and we put aside $100 million every year for lawsuits, trip and falls, those types of things. Well, because of COVID and the backlog in the court system, we had triple the amount of lawsuits.

The other things that cities are experiencing across the country is an increase in liability lawsuits. So for example, a big city like Los Angeles, we're self-insured and we put aside $100 million every year for lawsuits, trip and falls, those types of things. Well, because of COVID and the backlog in the court system, we had triple the amount of lawsuits.

So instead of a hundred million, we had $300 million that we needed to pay out for lawsuits. And then we gave our workforce raises so we could retain them because you know how expensive it is to live in Los Angeles. So those three issues impacted our budget and we have a huge deficit.

So instead of a hundred million, we had $300 million that we needed to pay out for lawsuits. And then we gave our workforce raises so we could retain them because you know how expensive it is to live in Los Angeles. So those three issues impacted our budget and we have a huge deficit.

So instead of a hundred million, we had $300 million that we needed to pay out for lawsuits. And then we gave our workforce raises so we could retain them because you know how expensive it is to live in Los Angeles. So those three issues impacted our budget and we have a huge deficit.

So obviously dealing with the state's worst disaster in its history has compounded the problems we were already facing.

So obviously dealing with the state's worst disaster in its history has compounded the problems we were already facing.

So obviously dealing with the state's worst disaster in its history has compounded the problems we were already facing.

Well, you know, we have got to turn that around. So let me just tell you what we're doing because we're preparing in a little over a year to welcome the world here. We're going to have the World Cup. Eight games will be played here, but the World Cup will last for 40 days.

Well, you know, we have got to turn that around. So let me just tell you what we're doing because we're preparing in a little over a year to welcome the world here. We're going to have the World Cup. Eight games will be played here, but the World Cup will last for 40 days.

Well, you know, we have got to turn that around. So let me just tell you what we're doing because we're preparing in a little over a year to welcome the world here. We're going to have the World Cup. Eight games will be played here, but the World Cup will last for 40 days.

So one of the things that we're trying to do is to really recreate that spirit we had around the Dodgers when we won the World Series. So at the end of April, we're going to kick off a number of citywide events that help to prepare our city for the world. And we are talking about when the games come, this is going to be an economic uplift to the region.

So one of the things that we're trying to do is to really recreate that spirit we had around the Dodgers when we won the World Series. So at the end of April, we're going to kick off a number of citywide events that help to prepare our city for the world. And we are talking about when the games come, this is going to be an economic uplift to the region.

So one of the things that we're trying to do is to really recreate that spirit we had around the Dodgers when we won the World Series. So at the end of April, we're going to kick off a number of citywide events that help to prepare our city for the world. And we are talking about when the games come, this is going to be an economic uplift to the region.

And so getting everybody involved in preparing the city. This was something we had planned to start in January, but obviously we couldn't. And so we're launching it in April. I have to give my State of the City speech Around April 20th, I have to present the budget to the city, and then we're going to launch this citywide activity to really try to lift people's spirit.

And so getting everybody involved in preparing the city. This was something we had planned to start in January, but obviously we couldn't. And so we're launching it in April. I have to give my State of the City speech Around April 20th, I have to present the budget to the city, and then we're going to launch this citywide activity to really try to lift people's spirit.

And so getting everybody involved in preparing the city. This was something we had planned to start in January, but obviously we couldn't. And so we're launching it in April. I have to give my State of the City speech Around April 20th, I have to present the budget to the city, and then we're going to launch this citywide activity to really try to lift people's spirit.

And I think the best way when people are feeling down and lost in the sense that they can't control what's happening in Washington, D.C., you can't control what's happening in the national economy, to get them involved in some real positive activity, something physical in a way they can contribute and feel that collective spirit. So that's what our response is.

And I think the best way when people are feeling down and lost in the sense that they can't control what's happening in Washington, D.C., you can't control what's happening in the national economy, to get them involved in some real positive activity, something physical in a way they can contribute and feel that collective spirit. So that's what our response is.