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Who’s in charge of Palisades fire recovery? The answer has gotten complicated
As Los Angeles begins the long, arduous task of recovering from the devastating Palisades fire, Mayor Karen Bass has tapped a number of people, both in and outside of City Hall, to coordinate the efforts.
What’s more difficult to discern is how the pieces fit together, with consulting firms, nonprofit groups and others all in the mix.
Three weeks ago, Bass named longtime civic leader Steve Soboroff as her recovery czar, saying he would come up with a comprehensive strategy for rebuilding, working closely with city agencies to lead the recovery’s first phase.
But on Friday, as the city marked a month since the fires, Bass suggested that Soboroff would have a more limited role, leaving him primarily in charge of rebuilding the Palisades’ historic business district and the area’s library, park and recreation center.
“He is focused on the rebuilding of Palisades Village, the historic Palisades Village,” Bass said. “But we consider Steve to be the overall ambassador to the Palisades.”
Bass made her re
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Steve Soboroff
American businessman and philanthropist
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Steve Soboroff (born August 31, 1948) is an American businessperson who was Los Angeles Police Commissioner from 2013 to 2023, where he spearheaded the use of body cams for the LAPD. Days after the catastrophic Palisades fire began in Los Angeles, he was named as LA’s Chief Recovery Officer by Mayor Karen Bass.
Soboroff was President of the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks Commission between 1995 and 2000. He was on the L.A. Harbor Commission and worked as Senior Advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan. Soboroff ran for Mayor of Los Angeles in the 2001 election and placed third.
Soboroff was the Chairman and CEO of Playa Vista. He was on the Board of the Weingart Foundation for 22 years, seven of which he was Chairman, and served for 20 years on the Board of MaceRich Company (NYSE). In September 2011 he was appointed by the California Science Center to be the Senior Advisor to the museum in its project with NASA to bring, and permanently exhibit, the Space Shuttle Endeavour. He is C
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After critics blast move to pay L.A. wildfire recovery czar $500,000, he’ll do it for free
Faced with fierce criticism over her chief wildfire recovery officer’s planned salary of $500,000 for 90 days of work, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reversed course Saturday evening and said Steve Soboroff would receive no compensation.
Soboroff’s original salary, which would have been funded entirely by charitable organizations, was first reported by The Times early Saturday morning. Soboroff had defended the arrangement, saying his expertise made him worth the price.
After her reversal, Bass said in a statement: “Steve is always there for L.A. I spoke to him today and asked him to modify his agreement and work for free. He said yes. We agree that we don’t need anything distracting from the recovery work we’re doing.”
When Bass tapped Soboroff to step in last month as her wildfire recovery czar, the real estate developer seemed poised to provide a much-needed political lift to a mayor whose initial response to the devastating Palisades fire had faltered.
As a longtime civic leader wh
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