Karen Bass: “there is no place else I would rather be than at the center of the fight, the existential fight that we are doing in our…”

Too often, those requests have been met with delayed communication, limited transparency, and insufficient public engagement.

The lack of adequate services continues to be a real problem and a contributing factor to people cycling in and out of homelessness, and these services are controlled by LA County.

First of all, while the nation's homelessness went up 18%, we went down 18%.

The city and county have opened spaces for families seeking relief from the smoke, and we will continue working around the clock and doing everything possible to put this fire out completely.