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Luz Aguilar, 26, who serves as City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado’s deputy for economic innovation and community growth, was arrested around 7 p.m. Sunday.
Bass, after signing the city budget, said Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson made a commitment to find the funds to add another 240 LAPD officers over the next year.
City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo, a high-level adviser to the mayor, defended the city in the ongoing legal battle over control of L.A. homeless programs.
A lawyer for a nonprofit group suing the city over homeless services said he had withdrawn subpoenas seeking the testimony of Bass and two City Council members.
The county’s new elected chief executive, approved by voters last year, will be a political juggernaut. But first, a task force must define the job.
The group, known as the L.A. Alliance for Tourism, Jobs and Progress, would need to gather about 93,000 signatures by June 30 for its measure to be on the ballot.
Some council members are looking to reassert their authority over homeless services, by rescinding the emergency declaration and regaining oversight over homeless spending.
Last year, the Los Angeles City Council’s leftmost members voted against the city budget. This time, the three moderates were the ones on the losing end.
The council provided the funds to recruit 240 police officers next year, down from the 480 proposed by the mayor. Bass’ hiring plan for the L.A. Fire Department was also scaled back.
The two former employees accused LAHSA Chief Executive Va Lecia Adams Kellum of retaliating against them. LAHSA officials ‘strenuously denied the allegations.’
