A massive fire that damaged a critical stretch of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles is believed to have been intentionally set, Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Monday, Nov. 13.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was the featured guest at “Homeless in LA: A Pathway Forward” on Oct. 4, at The Ebell. The event was presented in partnership with Imagine LA.
Lourdes Castro Ramírez, secretary of the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, will take over the position as chief housing and homelessness officer, Los Angeles announced Mayor Karen Bass on Oct. 2.
Condolences and tributes poured in from California’s Black community after the passing of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Lawmakers, business leaders, and political service organizations expressed their condolences and sympathy to family, friends, and staff of U.S. Sen. Feinstein, 90, who died of natural causes in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28.
Council President Pro Tempore Marqueece Harris-Dawson was joined by Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday, September 30, to open the latest permanent supportive housing development – Asante – through Council District 8’s Housing at Home Initiative.
The City of Los Angeles HBCU Integrated and Interdisciplinary Virtual Internship Program is dedicated to African American students’ academic and professional growth and helping increase their opportunities.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass directly requested intervention from Marcia Fudge, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to expedite the process of getting the unhoused into permanent housing.
Council President Pro Tempore Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Mayor Karen Bass will open two new Permanent Supportive Housing Developments on Crenshaw Boulevard on Saturday, August 26, at 11 a.m., at Hope on Hyde Park and Depot at Hyde Park, located at 6501 and 6527 South Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles.
President J. Benjamin Hardwick was joined by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at the 133rd Annual Session Pastors and Ministers’ Wives Luncheon.
From downtown to Los Angeles International Airport, thousands of city workers went on strike on Tuesday, August 8, for a 24-hour work stoppage prompted by what their union believes is a lack of good-faith labor negotiations.
Metro had nearly 24 million bus and train boardings in June, a 13.3% increase from last June that marks the seventh straight month of year-over-year growth, the agency announced on July 25.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an updated declaration of a state of emergency on homelessness on Monday, July 10, to further expedite affordable housing and bring unhoused Angelenos inside.
Years of collaborating with faith and municipal leaders to reduce homelessness resulted in the Rev. Kelvin Sauls being recognized by the Los Angeles Housing Services Authority (LAHSA) and L.A. Mayor Karen Bass on Friday, June 23.
Southers joins fraternity brothers William Briggs and Brian Williams on Mayor Bass’ public safety team. Dr. Erroll Southers, an internationally recognized law enforcement expert, was recently elected vice president of the Los Angeles Police Commission, bringing his years of expertise to Mayor Karen Bass’ public safety team. Currently the associate senior vice president of Safety and Risk Assurance at USC, Southers has experience in the field on the local, state, and federal levels. Also, he has maintained a 40-year relationship with LAPD and police departments throughout the world, all of which makes him imminently qualified for his new role. Explaining
Solomon Rivera, who served eight years as Harris-Dawson’s chief of staff, was appointed deputy chief of staff for the administration of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, effective May 30. Joanne Kim, previously senior advisor to Harris-Dawson, has been named chief of staff at Council District 8.