Mayor Bass to unveil her proposed budget for Los Angeles

A proposed spending plan aimed at addressing homelessness, housing, public safety and other priorities for city of Los Angeles will be presented Monday by Mayor Karen Bass.

Bass, facing challengers in the June primary election, is expected to provide details about the spending plan for fiscal year 2026-2027 in an 11 a.m. presentation Monday at City Hall.

Bass’ office said the proposal will reflect stronger tax revenues in multiple categories. Officials said the proposal will focus on homelessness, housing production, public safety, repairing sidewalks and restoring street lights and other infrastructure.

The mayor is also expected to highlight accomplishments during her first term.

Once the budget is formally released, it will then be forwarded to the City Council’s Budget and Finance Committee for consideration. Over several weeks, the committee, overseen by Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky, will review the spending proposal, hold hearings with department heads and make potential changes based on the council’s priorities.

The City Council and Bass must approve a final budget prior to the start of the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.

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“Our focus is clear: address our fiscal challenges, protect core services and ensure the budget is sustainable,” according to a statement from Yaroslavsky.

The budget committee will conduct its first budget hearing Friday at 1 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall with opening remarks by Yaroslavsky. Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and the People’s Budget LA Coalition are expected to present their budget proposal and priorities they’d like the city to follow.

Bass, who was elected in 2022 after defeating billionaire developer Rick Caruso, is campaigning for a second term. Her challengers include nonprofit leader Adam Miller, City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, reality television personality Spencer Pratt and housing advocate Rae Chen Huang. If no candidate wins a majority in the primary, the top two finishers will advance to a November runoff.

City News Service contributed to this report.