Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' wildfire recovery Tsar Steve Soboroff is publicly frustrated with the free completion of the job, telling listeners he was “lied” and provided the text and email to support it.
Last week's comments to the alumni group at Harvard-Westlake School came as Soboroff tried to address what he called “elephants in the room”: The city initially paid him within 90 days The $500,000 plan, and his subsequent decision so that his subsequent decisions will not require payment after a strong protest over the scale of his compensation.
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.
The mayor has had a tense interaction with Lindsey Horvath in recent weeks, representing Palisades on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. On Friday, the mayor expelled Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley.
Facing criticism of an emergency response and criticism of her absence in the city as the fire broke out, the bass named Soboroff as the recovery on January 17. reconstruction.
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” in Holmby Hills, Private School The campus is held and is conducted by the 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 with anyone. You try to spend 35 years in the middle of your life without accusing anyone of anyone and sending five kids to Harvard – 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. He said in an interview with The Times on Saturday that he had always thought he would pay for his work.
“If I were a billionaire or a 100 million Deldald or a 20 million person or someone else, I might have done it for free from the start. But I'm not, I'm not, nor are I.” Borov said. “And I had to give up on what helped me.”
How Soborov's salary figures are 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.
