Karen Bass defends record on homelessness after questions about campaign pledge
- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass acknowledged a 17.6% reduction in street homelessness, citing unforeseen bureaucratic barriers as reasons for not fully meeting her pledge to end street homelessness by 2026.
- Bass highlighted efforts including fast-tracking 42,000 affordable housing units as part of the progress made in addressing homelessness.
- Bass proposed comprehensive health care for the homeless, including free dental care, emphasizing its importance for success among this population.
- Former reality star Spencer Pratt is challenging Bass in the mayoral race, blaming city officials for an inadequate response and gaining support after his home was affected by the Palisades Fire.
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Karen Bass grilled over broken homelessness promise, blames bureaucracy for slowed progress
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass admitted falling short on her promise to end street homelessness in the city by 2026, saying, "We need to end the failed policies of the past."
POLITICS: Karen Bass’ latest homeless excuse: ‘bureaucratic barriers’
Who would have thought government was full of “bureaucratic barriers?” Not longtime politician Karen Bass. Asked this week why she’d failed to meet her own goal of ending the scourge of homelessness in her first term, she replied: “I didn’t anticipate some of the bureaucratic barriers that I would experience, but I am prepared to take those on now.” Ringo Chiu Well. Bass, a former state assemblywoman and member of Congress, had served in elect…
Humiliation Ensues for Failed LA Mayor Karen Bass After She's Confronted with a Brutal Question Regarding City's Homelessness Crisis
LA Mayor Karen Bass has made the best case for why Spencer Pratt must replace her after she got confronted by an actual reporter with a question over a major broken promise she made to voters.
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