L.A. city leaders will finalize the city budget this month, likely locking in drastic cuts to make up for wildfire recovery costs and department overspending. But as Brianna Lee explains, city officials don’t have absolute say over everything in the budget.

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">L.A. city leaders will finalize the city budget this month, likely locking in drastic cuts to make up for wildfire recovery costs and department overspending. But as Brianna Lee explains, city officials don&rsquo;t have absolute say over everything in the budget.</p>