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DTLA’s GREATEST FEARS
DTLAs GREATEST FEARS
The Invisible Bank These spurts of creativity may include cutting back on Homeless services, Transportation, Cultural programs, Public Works, Parks and recreation and Urban The Los Angeles City Council has declared a state of fiscal emergency. To rescue the City from economic hardship brought on by the COVID pandemic, over 15,000 city employees are expected to agree to early retirement while others will face reduced hours, cutting about 10% of their usual salaries. According to city documents, Los Angeles has already lost more than $50 million and expects the city’s reserves in the 2020-21 fiscal year to fall below the city’s minimum target, forcing the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee to find creative new ways to move funds from various departments to save an additional However, police union reps claim police departments already taking a $150 million budget cut in July, are now affecting their ability to conduct certain vice operations and even slowing 911 response times. The City is calling on the federal government to help fortify its $6.8 billion yearly budget, at this point, and if the feds don’t come through, Los Angeles could face one of its greatest fears; a city overrun by homeless encampments, crime, street foliage, and lack of entertainment to ease the pains, placing the City of Los Angeles back in the dark ages. $284 million. forestry.
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Shark Attack !!! parking Laws Reinforced
Just when you thought it was safe to park on the streets of Los Angeles, the City announced mid-October they were going back to business as usual, sending a frightening chill down the backs of wallets everywhere. Curving their ferocious appetite for dishing out citations this summer, LADOT took pity on drivers during the pandemic and relaxed its efforts when it came to clamping down on certain parking violations, expired registrations, unlawful travel within peek hours and gridlock zones and towing abandoned vehicles among others. In a commendable action, LADOT looked past its astonishing ability to meet quotas that can easily raise them up to $1.4 Billion a year simply by easing up what many feel were
“shark-like tactics”. But, as of Oct 22nd, the horror continued like a bad sequel we all have to watch out for, entitled,
