Karen Bass: “Let me join in thanking the chair and the ranking member for this hearing and also for your leadership on this issue.”

Ultimately people will lose their lives. We urge HUD to work with the City of Los Angeles to provide the necessary funding to reduce homelessness.

I directed city departments to halt plans to rebuild the warehouse until the health and safety of the community are protected.

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.

But after the primary, we had to start over from scratch, so we need you to rush your matching donation right now to help fuel this campaign.