Karen Bass: “It is not lost on me that we are here discussing a bill that empowers, essentially, vigilantes to circumvent the rights…”

We must rigorously examine whether our policies, training, tactics, supervision and accountability systems are sufficient.

Because an election is about the future, it’s not about the past.

[I have] 45 days of making sure that I am visiting all of the places I’ve worked in a good part of my life, reminding people of what we have done and reminding people of what we’re going to do in the future.

I directed the fire department to deploy personnel and equipment ahead of the winds.