# Dollars and Nonsense

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Podcast: [LA Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/la-podcast-414114)
Published: 2026-04-27T10:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Alissa joins Mike and Godfrey to decipher LA’s new budget, Karen Bass’s second (or third?) State of the City, and which departments are getting more money this year. Then, how a plan to help Airbnb snuck into the budget, and fundraising updates for candidates as ballots for the June 2 election arrive later this week.

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