Karen Bass was sworn in as the mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, becoming the first woman in the role.
Damian Dovarganes/APBass, a Democrat who was a longtime Congresswoman, secured 54.8% of the vote in November. She begins her term amid an intensifying homelessness crisis and a shake-up in city council, after three members were caught on tape having a racist conversation.
Martinez resigned, while Cedillo lost reelection. Days of protests outside city hall have followed since the recordings became public, and de León was involved in a physical altercation with an activist Friday at a holiday event.Bass has previously promised to help heal Los Angeles and tap her connections within the local, state and federal government to solve LA's most pressing problems.
Homelessness has risen in the Los Angeles area since the pandemic. The county released a 2022 report in September, after not doing so in 2021. The count reached 69,144 unhoused people across the county, up 4.1%, and 41,980 people in Los Angeles City, up 1.7% since 2020.
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