Karen Bass: “Rwanda has made incredible strides in empowering women to occupy seats in government.”

There’s more work to do.

Let me just say this is my third office, but this is it.

I have devoted my entire life to serving the city that I love, where I was born, and I’m going to continue to do that all the way to victory in November.

While the LAFD continues making progress, this is a major, multi-jurisdictional incident. I'm issuing an emergency declaration to ensure the City has the resources it needs as this operation continues and to keep the community safe.