As elected officials consider spending reductions and layoffs to address a nearly $1 billion shortfall in Los Angeles’ budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, Mayor Karen Bass’ office Friday said she will take a pay cut and hold off on scheduled raises for her staff.
“The mayor is taking a pay cut and Mayor’s Office staff are not taking their regularly scheduled cost of living adjustments office-wide in June 2025 (4%), December 2025 (2%), and June 2026 (4%),” Zach Seidl, a spokesman for Bass, said in a statement.
Her office did not detail how much of a pay cut Bass would take, nor when it would go into effect…