Karen Bass becomes the first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles, NBC News projects.
in September of last year and said tackling the city's homeless crisis would be a top priority.
"I’ve spent my entire life bringing groups of people together in coalitions to solve complex problems and produce concrete change, especially in times of crisis,” Bass said at the time. “With my whole heart, I’m ready.” Bass is a former community organizer who became the first Black woman speaker of the state Assembly in 2008. She's the first Black woman and second Black person to be elected mayor of the country's second most populous city. The first Black mayor,
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