After the fires, the mandate for Karen Bass remains the same: House the people of Los Angeles
City leaders tried to downplay the dangers, suggesting that it was confined to Chinatown and hinting that white people didn’t ...
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Disturbing LA case of homeless man with blowtorch sparks fresh debate over city’s out-of-control vagrant crisis
But LA Mayor Karen Bass — whose city is one of the most plagued in terms of the homeless — only dismissed the ruling as political. “Today’s decision is not surprising given the make-up of ...
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Hiding Homelessness: Sweeps Show Cities Choose Sports and Entertainment Over Housing
Cities are increasingly using homeless sweeps to clear encampments for high-profile events, diverting resources from housing ...
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Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
Los Angeles' budget is in the spotlight as multiple wildfires rage around the city amid revelations that Mayor Karen Bass slashed the ... spending on the city's homeless population.
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LA Mayor Karen Bass cut fire department funding by $17.6M, focused on homeless spending— months before wildfires turned city into hellscape
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced scorching criticism Wednesday ... fires — as she prioritized funds for its massive homeless population that largely went unspent, according to a report.
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Silent on arrival: LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to answer questions for her absence as wildfires ravage city
An expressionless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refused to answer reporters ... forces that she poured into spending on the city's homeless population. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Los Angeles ...
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Flashback: LA Mayor Karen Bass was once considered top VP choice by Biden, praised by Obama as ‘outstanding’
Prior to drawing intense public scrutiny for her response to handling the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass ... the city’s homeless budget of $1.3 billion. Bass took major ...
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The Los Angeles fires are a human disaster long in the making
Homeless encampments in Pacific Palisades have ... the FBI should take a look at the books. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was in Ghana when her city’s fires began, despite ample warnings that ...
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How Mayor Bass hopes to speed up rebuilding in Pacific Palisades
Late Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order that aims to speed up the rebuilding of homes and businesses after wildfires tore through Pacific Palisades. Academics ...
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Karen Bass and local Democrats have failed Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and local Democrats shoulder their ... We also know that Los Angeles saw 13,909 homeless fires in 2023, double the number from 2020 and an average of 38 per day.