Steve Soboroff was picked by Mayor Karen Bass to lead the city’s rebuilding effort. But dust-ups over his compensation, the scope of his authority and more got in the way.

Steve Soboroff, Mayor Karen Bass’ handpicked Palisades fire recovery czar, said this week that he had been effectively shut out of official efforts.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Friday appointed longtime L.A. businessman and civic leader Steve Soboroff to head rebuilding efforts in the Pacific Palisades following the raging wildfire that devastated ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Friday appointed longtime civic official, businessman and developer Steve Soboroff to lead rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the devastating wildfire that wiped ...

In his last week as L.A.'s fire recovery czar, Steve Soboroff said he was shut out of high-level planning almost from the start, raising questions about why Mayor Karen Bass chose him and whether ...

In January, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appointed former L.A. Police Commissioner Steve Soboroff to “kickoff the City’s massive rebuild and recovery effort” after the devastating Palisades ...

A beloved mural paying tribute to the late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna "Gigi" Bryant has been vandalized in Downtown Los Angeles. This video aired on the KTLA 5 Morning News ...

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass included a plug for the expansion of the film and TV tax credit in her State of the City speech on ...

LOS ANGELES — In his last week as L.A.'s fire recovery czar, Steve Soboroff said he was shut out of high-level planning almost from the start, raising questions about why Mayor Karen Bass chose ...

Steve Soboroff, left, speaks alongside Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Jan. 17 at a news conference announcing his appointment as the city's fire recovery czar. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) ...