Overview

• Mayor Karen Bass signed agreements that halt planned furloughs and prevent all remaining civil‑service layoffs for fiscal year 2025–26.
• The Coalition of L.A. City Unions and the Engineers and Architects Association agreed to up to five unpaid holidays, while the Police Protective League backed a voluntary overtime-as-comp-time program to save LAPD civilian positions.
• City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo said 614 employees still faced layoffs after the June budget revision, a number eliminated through the new agreements and staffing shifts.
• Workers were moved into funded vacancies, including transfers to the Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles World Airports and the Department of Water and Power, which do not rely on the general fund.
• Officials say the $14 billion budget now closes the shortfall with projected structural balance next year, and the CAO plans a detailed update in an October quarterly report; some previously laid‑off employees are being reinstated.