Tag Archives: Karen Bass

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday afternoon said she met with and removed LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley “effective immediately.” “Acting in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety, and for the operations of the Los Angeles Fire Department, I have removed Kristin Crowley as Fire Chief,” Bass said in a statement. “We know that …

Los Angeles’s ABC affiliate reports: Los Angeles’ newest mayor has already announced she will take action to fulfill one of her campaign promises in her first day in office. Former U.S. Representative Karen Bass was sworn in as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles Sunday. In doing so, she became the first woman and second Black person to lead the …

The New York Times reports: Karen Bass, a veteran Democratic congresswoman, on Wednesday became the first woman elected as mayor of Los Angeles after pledging to build coalitions in a metropolis torn by racial tensions and fed up with homelessness. Ms. Bass survived a bruising race against Rick Caruso, a billionaire real estate developer, that had remained too close to …

Los Angeles’s ABC News affiliate reports: California Democratic Rep. Karen Bass is entering the race to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, she announced Monday. “Our city is facing a public health, safety and economic crisis in homelessness that has evolved into a humanitarian emergency,” she said in a statement announcing her candidacy. “I’ve spent my entire life bringing …

Politico reports: Rep. Karen Bass on Sunday criticized the effort to recall Gavin Newsom, California’s Democratic governor, questioning whether Republicans in the state would vote for a transgender candidate given that their party has advanced anti-trans legislation in various state legislatures. “Considering all of the anti-trans legislation around the country that Republicans have put forward, I have a hard time …