Karen Bass… from Community Organizer to Mayor of Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass makes history has the first female and second African American mayor of the city.
Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass makes history has the first female and second African American mayor of the city.
As she prepares to take Los Angeles in a new direction, L.A. Mayor-elect Karen Bass today announced she will appoint Chris Thompson to be her mayoral Chief of Staff and guide her transition starting Monday, December 5.
The significance and relevance of Karen Bass being elected as the first female Mayor of the City of Los Angeles is not just a concern for people of color or persuasion.
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass will soon have a new title – “Madam Mayor.” With a lead of more than 5% that is continuing to grow, the longtime community advocate is pulling away from billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso.
The Los Angeles mayor’s race remains undecided as of Los Angeles Sentinel press time. After a grueling campaign weekend with the Bass Bus Tour cruising every part of the Los Angeles and the mayoral candidate pressing hands with excited electorate, Tuesday came down to voter turnout.
California’s health insurance marketplace, known as the Covered California Health Exchange, launched its 10th open enrollment period on Nov.1.
Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights issued the following statement
An expensive and at-times contentious campaign to become the next mayor of Los Angeles ends today, with polls indicating the race between Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso tightened in its final weeks.
Former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa encourages a new mark in history, with Karen Bass as Mayor of LA
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa believes Karen Bass is the best candidate to serve as the next mayor of Los Angeles. Villaraigosa says that this is not an arbitrary decision, but a decision based upon a 50-years friendship, working together in the trenches of the city, fighting for those communities and people who have desperately needed the support of government and elected officials time and time again.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has not yet endorsed a candidate for mayor of Los Angeles, but former President Barack Obama did 10 days before the General Election on Nov. 8.
As Nov. 8 fast approaches, Congresswoman Karen Bass continues to lead in the race for mayor of Los Angeles and she has no plans to slow down.
We have all seen what mayoral candidate Rick Carusocan buy with $80,000,000 worth of TV and radio advertising. But, what cannot be bought are the people’s voices here in Los Angeles. However, refusing to be bought requires action. Not delayed action but hard, swift and decisive action. The kind of action where we get up, get out and turn in our voter ballot cards NOW, not later.
Community leaders, elected officials and business owners united to show their support for Karen Bass for Mayor during a recent fundraising event held at Harold & Belle’s Restaurant in South Los Angeles. (E. Mesiyah McGinnis/L.A. Sentinel)
Democratic Congresswoman Karen Bass is building a coalition across every neighborhood in Los Angeles.