LOS ANGELES—Five Los Angeles city council members Wednesday proposed providing a minimum of $10,000 for city employees who lost their homes as a result of the wildfires that have ravaged the region the last two weeks.
Council members Traci Park, Hugo Soto-Martinez, Tim McOsker, Curren Price, and Katy Yaroslavsky introduced a motion Wednesday to assist those employees.
“Many of our dedicated workers and their families were forced to evacuate with some tragically losing their homes,” the motion reads. “Beyond the immediate loss of housing, families of these employees have also faced significant economic hardship, including job losses and the destruction of livelihoods as businesses burned.”…