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Visiting Assistant Professor of Finance at Pepperdine University
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I don't know if the LA fire department is properly funded or not but the claim that the city cut its budget last year — which is circulating widely on the right — is false.

As Politico notes, the budget actually INCREASED by $50 million. A portion of the funding was approved in a separate bill.
That assertion is wrong. The city was in the process of negotiating a new contract with the fire department at the time the budget was being crafted, so additional funding for the department was set aside in a separate fund until that deal was finalized in November. In fact, the city’s fire budget increased more than $50 million year-over-year compared to the last budget cycle, according to Blumenfield’s office, although overall concerns about the department’s staffing level have persisted for a number of years.
January 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the ASHE activities at the sessions at ASSA 2025. Here are pictures of the ASSA dinner and joint reception.

#Econsky #ASSA2025
January 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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January 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Happy New Year!!!!
January 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Black folks know this, but I need everyone else to understand it too.

The term ‘woke’ started in the Black community. It was about being informed, educated, conscious of social injustice & racial inequality. Now, hyjacked by the right & weaponized against us. That’s why I’ve left the word behind.
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December 29, 2024 at 8:17 PM