Karen Bass: “It's because they're leery of the president. They know that everything he has said so far, like a few minutes ago, he's…”

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.

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.

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

There's more work to do.