Karen Bass: “The Justice in Policing Act reinvests in our communities. If this legislation had been the law of the land several years…”

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.

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.

Residents, public agencies and elected officials have repeatedly sought timely information regarding the cleanup, remediation, environmental monitoring and recovery.

We are beginning to turn things around, but the bottom line is, I'm not finished.