Steve Soboroff, appointed as Los Angeles wildfire recovery czar, was to receive $500,000 for 90 days of work. Following public backlash regarding this fee, Mayor Karen Bass requested him to work for free. Soboroff agreed, highlighting his long history of volunteering for civic projects. His role involves developing a recovery plan for areas affected by fires, including the loss of over 6,800 buildings in the Pacific Palisades, while also providing political support for the mayor amidst criticism over her initial response to the disaster.
Steve is always there for L.A.—we agree that we don't need anything distracting from the recovery work we're doing.
I've been doing this for 35 years for free on some of the biggest civic projects for the city of Los Angeles.
This time they did ask me to drop everything. I said OK, under the condition that my pay not come from city money.
He could also provide a much-needed political lift to a mayor whose initial response to the fire drew criticism.
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