Karen Bass, a longtime congresswoman, beat real estate mogul Rick Caruso in the heated Los Angeles mayoral race.
on Wednesday. In a metropolis where tensions over a corrupt government, homelessness and crime rates are high, Bass pledged to build coalitions as the first woman and second Black Angeleno elected to lead the city.
Caruso pumped in more than $100 million of his own fortune into his campaign, breaking local spending records in his attempt to sway Los Angeles voters – including an election-evewith Diplo sponsored by Caruso’s campaign.
Bass will take office next month amid the aftermath of a Los Angeles City Council scandal that led to the resignation of its former president over leaked racist remarks. And as 40,000 people sleep in tents and makeshift homes across the city, all eyes are on how Bass will actively tackle an overwhelming homeless crisis and community anxiety over crime.
As mayor, Bass will replace Democrat Eric Garcetti and has said that she will declare a state of emergency on homelessness and find housing for 17,000 homeless people within her first year, according to the
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