'This is my call to Los Angeles, to welcome housing in every neighborhood.' Read our recap of the inauguration and first speech of Karen Bass, the first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles
Inaugural Speech: Housing Is Needed ‘In Every Neighborhood’
Bass said she will launch a new Office of Community Safety that will “meet with neighbors, store clerks, dog walkers, teenagers, who know what’s actually going on behind the statistics.” She said people may need better street lighting, cleaner streets or a closed alley to be safer.Another challenge facing the new mayor: political turmoil at City Hall over leaked tape recordings of a conversation among three council members that included racist, homophobic, and anti-renter remarks.
“So to the business community, I am ready to partner with you,” said the longtime political progressive.“I am excited she is the first Black woman mayor for the city,” said Page Briscol, expressing the sentiments of many in the audience.“She is the first female mayor of Los Angeles and that’s something to celebrate,” said Curtis Atkins.
“We are here to honor the occasion and to be celebratory,” said Damien Goodmon, executive director of the Crenshaw Subway Coalition. He said he and other grassroots progressive organizers are hopeful Bass will advance their agendas, but also intend to hold her feet to the fire.Others Were Sworn In To Office
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