“Where is Steve Soboroff?” That’s the question many Pacific Palisades residents are asking after the developer, whom L.A. Mayor Karen Bass appointed to lead rebuilding efforts, has been absent from public meetings on the recent fire.
Bass revealed Soboroff’s appointment with great fanfare earlier this month. Soboroff, who has lived in the Palisades, is known for developing Playa Vista, for his involvement in local politics, and for the fact that he is the father of Jacob Soboroff, an MSNBC journalist.
Bass said in a statement on January 17:
Mayor Karen Bass today announced that she has appointed Steve Soboroff to serve as the Chief Recovery Officer for the City of Los Angeles to kickoff the City’s massive rebuild and recovery effort, which was initiated by her Emergency Executive Order earlier this week. Working directly with her and with the assistance of the full…
