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Karen Bass and Gavin Newsom react to National Guard troops headed out of Los Angeles
The LA mayor commended residents for peaceful protests after Trump announced some troops would be leaving LA.
'People do have to have basic rights': L.A. Mayor Karen Bass slams ICE raids
Amid a looming ICE presence and weeks of protests, the city at the center of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown ...
'It was 'misuse' of soldiers...': Mayor Karen Bass slams National Guard deployment in Los Angeles
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the removal of half of the 4,000 National Guard troops who had been sent to Los ...
LA Mayor Bass provides cash payments to illegals, issues order to thwart immigration enforcement
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order protecting immigrant neighborhoods from federal raids and established ...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass celebrates what she calls the retreat of National Guard
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, who has repeatedly decried the deployment, celebrated what she called the retreat of the federalized troops. At a press conference Tuesday evening, Bass said the troops were ...
Mayor Karen Bass signs executive directive in support of immigrant communities
The directive calls for city departments to be better prepared for federal immigration activity on city property by ...
L.A. Mayor Bass signs executive directive to help immigrants, calls raids ‘display of force’
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed a new executive directive Friday aimed at strengthening city protections for immigrant ...
Los Angeles claims ‘victory’ after National Guard troops withdrawal
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said "this is a victory that is the result of our city standing strong and standing united and ...
Mayor Karen Bass accuses Trump of waging ‘an all-out assault on Los Angeles’
The mayor spoke a day after Trump’s Department of Justice sued the city, saying its sanctuary law hinders the federal ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass calls Justice Department lawsuit over sanctuary policies an "all-out assault" on city
The Department of Justice alleges that Los Angeles' sanctuary city policies interfere with the federal government's ability to enforce immigration laws.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Homelessness Crisis - PBS
Los Angeles has the largest homeless population in the country, with nearly 40,000 Angelenos currently unhoused. Newly elected LA Mayor Karen Bass took office in December 2022.
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It’s official: Rep. Karen Bass is running for mayor of Los Angeles
After months of speculation, Rep. Karen Bass on Monday, Sept. 27, officially announced on social media that she is running to be Los Angeles’ next mayor.