Shortly after wildfires devastated Los Angeles earlier this year, longtime civic leader and developer Steve Soboroff was named chief recovery officer for Los Angeles where he was tasked with ...

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 ...

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

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.

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.

With more on Soboroff's departure and the recovery efforts ahead, Micah Ohlman and Sandra Mitchell and joined by LA Times staff writer Julia Wick. April 11, 2025. Steve Soboroff bows out as L.A ...

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 ...

Terry Allen Bridgman Terry was born in Chattanooga, TN, on December 15, 1938, the son of the late Ellis Bridgman and Alberta Walls Bridgman. He was an alumnus of Central High School Class of 1956.

Steve Soboroff, the chief recovery officer for Los Angeles, laid out plans for the area, discussed what he would like to see during the rebuild and some associated issues.

One of the recent controversies in LA's wildfire response involves Steve Soboroff. LA Mayor Karen Bass appointed him to be her point person to oversee the response. Then it came out he was going ...

Steve Soboroff, a longtime fixture in Los Angeles civic life who is now serving as chief recovery officer for the city’s wildfire comeback, won’t take a salary after facing backlash over plans ...