"Obviously, we are not happy, and not ready to pay that bill that we didn't bargain for,"
"We were supposed to have been notified when they were exceeding that amount. It's written in the contract that we were supposed to be notified at different levels. We were not notified."
"taxpayers are better served."
The Los Angeles City Council declined to immediately approve an increase to the city attorney's contract with Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, instead sending the request to the budget committee for further review. The initial May authorization provided $900,000 for up to three years, but the firm billed $3.2 million in the following three months. Councilmember Bob Blumenfield highlighted failures in contract notification and requested the city attorney renegotiate to better serve taxpayers. The legal work relates to a 2020 L.A. Alliance lawsuit and settlement that requires thousands of housing beds and encampment removals by 2026–2027.
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