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LOS ANGELES, California — Mayor Karen Bass tried to strike an upbeat tone as she delivered the bad news Monday in her “State of the City” speech, cutting 400 civilian jobs in the L.A. Police Department next year. The Los Angeles Times reported: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed budget on Monday that would eliminate a nearly $1 billion financial gap by cutting more than 2,700 city positions — about 1,650 of them through layoffs. … The $14 billion spending plan, which covers the 2025-26 fiscal year, would provide funding for scores of new hires at the fire...

Mayor Gavin Newsom declared San Francisco strong and getting stronger in his annual State of the City address Wednesday and said he will create a city of hope and opportunity that embraces emerging industries and trains a competitive workforce -- at the same time making the surroundings more safe, healthy and beautiful. "As we reshape our urban environment,'' Newsom said, "we are reimagining San Francisco as a city of possibility, a city that will attract families and so nurture the next generation, a city that will attract economic investment and so ensure that our basic needs are met.'' Newsom delivered...