New LA city personnel general manager confirmed with $7,000 pay bump

By JOSE HERRERA

With Los Angeles facing a nearly $1 billion shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year and as city leaders contemplate thousands of layoffs, the City Council on Friday appointed Malaika Billups as the next general manager of the Personnel Department, a role in which she would receive a $7,000 pay bump compared to her predecessor.

In a 11-0 vote, the City Council confirmed Billups, who will assume her position starting Friday. City Council members John Lee, Imelda Padilla...