Mayor Karen Bass said no one is better equipped to create a rebuilding plan. "He knows our communities. He knows how to activate City Hall. He's been in City Hall."

LA Mayor Karen Bass appointed longtime civic official, businessman and developer Steve Soboroff to lead rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the devastating wildfire that wiped out the majority of Pacific Palisades and other surrounding areas.

Mayor taps the former Police Commission president to create a comprehensive plan for fire-ravaged areas of the city.

Soboroff is a civic and business figure and a former president of the Los Angeles Police Commission who spent years living in the Pacific Palisades.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Friday appointed longtime L.A. businessman and civic leader Steve Soboroff to head rebuilding efforts in the Pacific Palisades following the raging wildfire that devastated ...

Mayor Karen Bass selected developer and civic leader Steve Soboroff to lead Los Angeles' recovery and rebuilding efforts in the wake of the Palisades fire.

As local voters say they have lost confidence in the mayor, a presidential visit gave her a platform to plead her case. Then the president intervened.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that civic leader Steve Soboroff — a former police commissioner and advisor to late former Mayor Richard Riordan, who was a driving force in the ...

For the first time since the devastating fire erupted, all Pacific Palisades residents are allowed to return home

To escape the deadly and historic fire, all residents are now allowed to briefly enter the burn areas so they can survey the destruction. Meanwhile, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is trying to reassure residents the city is moving as quickly as it can to boost the recovery process.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said LA Rises, a new private-sector philanthropic initiative, will work with the city, county and the state to support the rebuilding of Los Angeles. Mark Walter and the Dodgers will provide up to $100 million.