Noah Goldberg

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Noah Goldberg

For anybody confused about whether Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to come to Los Angeles’ rescue Wednesday when he announced his May revision to the state budget, a clue could be found on the front page of his spending plan. In an AI-generated image, the budget cover page featured the Golden Gate Bridge and the San Francisco skyline, along with office workers who appear to be chatting it up in a forest glade next to an electric vehicle charging station. Not a hint of Los Angeles was anywhere to be seen.

3 weeks ago | sanluisobispo.com | Myung J. Chun |Noah Goldberg

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 22: Firefighting equipment remain outside Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023 in Los Angeles, CA. A power outage early Tuesday morning forced the evacuation of critical patients to nearby facilities. A baby was born by candlelight during the outage. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Myung J.

3 weeks ago | latimes.com | Noah Goldberg

To Los Angeles City Council members searching desperately for cuts amid a budget crisis, the Fire Department’s emergency incident technicians are “drivers” whose main role is chauffeuring battalion chiefs to emergencies. But LAFD officials say the position is much more than that. Emergency incident technicians are firefighters who play a key role in coordinating the response to fires, and losing them would put lives at risk, according to LAFD interim Chief Ronnie Villanueva.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Taryn Luna |Noah Goldberg

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday again urged California cities and counties to ban homeless encampments, increasing his pressure campaign on local governments to follow the state's lead and remove tents from sidewalks and other public property. "It is time to take back the streets," Newsom said during a virtual press conference. "It's time to take back the sidewalks.

4 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Noah Goldberg |David Zahniser

LOS ANGELES - Faced with a projected $1-billion shortfall, a key committee of the Los Angeles City Council moved forward Thursday with a plan to reduce the number of police officers and cancel Mayor Karen Bass' plan for creating a homelessness unit within the fire department.