Steve Soboroff, Mayor Karen Bass’s wildfire recovery tsar, was openly frustrated with the completion of the work for free, telling the audience that he was “lied”, And text and email are provided to support it.
Last week’s comments to the alumni group at Harvard-Westlake School came after Soboroff tried to address what he called “elephants in the room,” which the city initially paid in 90 days Give him a plan of $500,000, and his subsequent decision, and his subsequent decision to decide the outcry over the scale of his compensation without paying.
Real estate developer and civic leader Soboroff was selected for the job by the mayor in mid-January. The bass didn’t reveal the amount and said the same thing a few weeks later.
According to a recording of his remarks, he said Thursday at Harvard-Westlake that he found himself at the moment of “no money” and “no contract.”
“So I found they really didn’t have money,” he said. “And I found out that I did have [personal] bill. ”
“So, there are two things to do: resign publicly and say I’ve been cheated – this is my email, this is my text, and that’s all that,” he told the group. “Or tell them I’ll be free Do it and hope it will appear later.”
By Monday, Soborov changed his course, telling the Times that he did not think the mayor lied or deliberately misled him.
“That’s not what I feel, nor what I mean,” he said in an interview.
Asked about Soborov’s comment at Harvard-Westlake, Bass spokesman Zach Seidl said the mayor’s office “refers you to his refutation.”
Still, the recording is new evidence of the turmoil surrounding the mayor since the Palisades fire broke out, which destroyed thousands of homes in Palisade and surrounding communities in the Pacific.
mayor Have nervous interactions Lindsey Horvath has represented Palisades of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in recent weeks. On Friday, the mayor expelled Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley.
Faced with criticism of emergency response and She’s not in the city Bass when the fire broke out Named Soboroff for her recovery Czar January 17. But she and Soborov didn’t always agree, Even complete communicationStrategies on Reopening and Rebuilding of Cities.
Last month, Bass said she had scaled back Soboroff’s responsibilities, limiting them to rebuilding part of Palisades.
Soboroff argues that his work has been downsized. Meanwhile, his relationship with the mayor further wears down his salary, a topic he first aired publicly on the alumni forum.
On February 7, Bass’ team confirmed that Soboroff will pay $500,000 over 90 days of work – all funds come from charity. After facing strong opposition to the amount, the mayor announced that Soborov agreed the next day Free work.
At the time, Bass said Soborov was “always in Los Angeles”
“I talked to him today and asked him to modify his agreement and work for free. He said yes,” she said.
Harvard-Westlake’s event titled “Night with Steve Soboroff: Recovering from Los Angeles Fires”, was held on the Homby Hill campus of the private school, and Conducted by HW Business and Entrepreneur Alumni Network.
During the event, Soboroff stressed that he turned down other jobs to work in the job and spent most of his career working in Bono for civic work.
“I’ve been called for 35 years over the years and never charged anyone anything. You try to spend 35 years in your life, instead of accusing anyone of anyone and sending five kids to Harvard Wes Harvard Westlake.
He said the salary was “a lot of money” but everything he did in his previous three jobs.
Soboroff repeatedly pointed out that he gave up his profitable consulting work in order to play the role of restoring the Tsar. In an interview with The Times on Saturday, he said he had always thought he would pay for his work.
“If I were a billionaire, a 100 million Deldald or a 200 million person or someone else, I might have done it for free from the start. But I’m not, I’m not, nor have I.” Borov said. “And I had to give up on what helped me.”
It is also controversial how Soborov’s salary figures were generated. Asked at a February 11 press conference if negotiations were held, Bass said: “Yes, negotiations were held.” But in an interview with The Times, Soborov said the mayor The $500,000 figure has never been overturned.
