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Karen Bass heads to LA mayoral runoff but challenger yet to be determined

Incumbent leads in primary, but with less than 50% of votes must face either Spencer Pratt or Nithya Raman

The Guardian - US · Jun 3

Despite $300m effort, 40% of L.A. Homelessness Program participants return to streets

The people on the program are calling the rules "unfair."

We Got This Covered · Apr 7

40 percent of people helped by Los Angeles mayor’s $300M homeless project have returned to the streets, report finds

Local programs to combat homelessness also face Trump administration’s attempts to cut off funding

The Independent UK · Apr 5

Editorial: Homeless people shouldn’t spend weeks proving they’re poor before they get an apartment

From Venice to downtown Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program moved some 1,200 homeless people out of encampments into motels and hotels during her first four months in office. But only 70 people have moved from those temporary accommodations into permanent housing, Bass said recently. That’s a number…

Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2023

LA Council approves Bass’ $13 billion budget, greenlighting plan to hire 1,000 cops

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council signed off on Mayor Karen Bass’ plan for expanding the Police Department on Thursday, approving a budget that calls for the hiring of about 1,000 officers over the next fiscal year and record spending to fight homelessness.

Los Angeles Times · May 19, 2023

Inequality You Can Taste: Low Wages and Unstable Employment Make Fast Food Workers Susceptible to Homelessness

Fast food industry contributes to homelessness in California, says new report.

Capital & Main · May 2, 2023

LA mayor faces pushback as unhoused people are abruptly moved from one hotel to the next

LOS ANGELES — Four weeks ago, Mayor Karen Bass' homelessness team found a warm place indoors for Princeton Parker, a 38-year-old living in a tent on L.A.'s Westside.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 19, 2023

Editorial: Is LA's anti-camping law getting homeless people off sidewalks and into housing? Let’s find out

Nearly two years ago, the Los Angeles City Council passed a controversial ordinance that banned camping by homeless people near schools, day-care centers and parks as well as any other locations that council members wanted to decree off-limits. All they had to do was submit a resolution with a list…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2023

Q&A: ‘The city is demanding the tents go away,’ LA Mayor Karen Bass says of homelessness

LOS ANGELES — When she was running for mayor of Los Angeles last year, Karen Bass spoke often about how the homelessness crisis is what prompted her to leave a safe seat in Congress and “come home.”

Los Angeles Times · Jan 12, 2023