#karen-bass

#karen-bass

Raman described the city as rudderless and criticized the rebuilding effort as indefensibly slow, citing a lack of leadership on critical issues like insurance and health concerns.

Bass told CNN's Dana Bass that it was "unfortunate" that the organizers of the Los Angeles Olympics are supporting Wasserman amid revelations that he exchanged flirty emails with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell two decades ago. Bass initially declined to take a position on the drama surrounding Wasserman, saying two weeks ago that it was up to the board of the LA28 Olympics - the nonprofit behind the Games - to decide whether to keep him.

The head of the powerful Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, blasted Nithya Raman on Wednesday, calling the city council member an "opportunist" for launching a campaign to unseat Mayor Karen Bass after previously signaling her support for Bass. Federation president Yvonne Wheeler said in a statement that her organization, which represents an estimated 800,000 workers, will "use every tool" in its arsenal to get Bass reelected.

I had to set fire to my scorecard, and to the column I had just drafted, which touched on all the expected big-name challengers who had bowed out of the mayoral race in the past several days: L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, billionaire businessman Rick Caruso (who forced a runoff with Bass the last time around), and former L.A. Unified schools chief Austin Beutner.

Following the money shows some big ties to real estate for incumbent Karen Bass heading into Los Angeles' June mayoral race. Campaign contribution filings, the most recent of which were due Monday for the reporting period through Dec. 31, show Bass in a big lead having raised $2.4 million since sending out her first fundraising email in the summer of 2024.

Mayor Karen Bass condemned the Department of Justice's lawsuit as an "all out assault on Los Angeles," asserting that federal agents engage in indiscriminate detentions of U.S. citizens and immigrants.

Mayor Bass stated that the curfew, along with crime prevention efforts, has been largely successful in protecting businesses and communities from those who don't care about the immigrant community.

"Karen Bass is full of crap," said Sarah Trepanier, highlighting frustrations over the slow recovery of the Pacific Palisades after recent wildfires, despite the mayor's optimistic claims.

Recalls have almost been a rite of passage for elected officials in California, and the current effort against me seems irresponsible given Los Angeles's recovery needs.