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LA's $15M Disaster Budget Sparks Readiness Concerns
8/6/2025
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Story summary
- Los Angeles County's emergency management budget of just $15 million for nearly 10 million residents raises alarms about disaster readiness. In stark contrast, New York County allocates $88 million and Cook County $130 million. With 74 disasters declared in the past two decades, the urgent call for increased funding has never been clearer.
