Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass returned to Sacramento Wednesday to lobby state leaders for money to help close the city's nearly $1-billion budget hole. This is Bass' second visit to the state Capitol in as many months — a homecoming of sorts for a former Assembly speaker who helped navigate the state's 2009 budget crisis.

The city is facing fiscal concerns due a 35% reduction in tax revenue, overspending, an increase in liability payouts, and costs related to wildfire recovery.