You might think that LA had no wildfires, no homeless problem, and no Olympic Games to stage, given how uninspiring Mayor Karen Bass’s 2026-27 budget proposal was on Monday. Bass’ $15 billion budget was described as maintaining the status quo, or “ treading water .” Bass offered a modest increase to the fire department, which will receive 40 more firefighters and a total of $940 million.  That’s $40 million more than was budgeted last year, though $60 million less than was actually spent in the