Breaking: The Associated Press projects that Karen Bass has defeated Rick Caruso to become the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles. She will be the first woman to hold the position.
Her opponent Rick Caruso had a slight lead on Bass in the LA mayoral race last Wednesday morning, with 51.3% of the vote while Bass has 48.8%.
She's made it clear that if she's elected to the city's top office her No. 1 priority would be to get a handle on the homelessness crisis. "It ultimately will require the city council members, themselves, to seed their power over land use to the mayor," said Sarah Sadhwani, assistant professor of politics at Pomona College."City council has been divided on a host of issues recently, especially when trying to tackle the homeless issue... It's unclear whether the city council would want to seed this power to her or anyone who wins this mayoral election.
Bass also wanted to address the factors that forces people onto the streets to begin with, including mental health and substance abuse. "You can have housing in place for folks but it doesn't mean you'll get them into homes," she said."But it seems from her comments that Karen Bass understands that distinction."
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