Karen Bass actually said...

"A fair way to judge it would be encampments should be significantly down if not eliminated, and there should be housing being built, underway, at a much more rapid pace. And there should not be 40,000..."

"In Los Angeles, 40,000 people are sleeping on the streets every day. I believe that times of inflection require reflection. And I believe it's time for Angelenos to remind ourselves where we come from..."

"It is impossible to meet this era's declining challenges without African contributions and leaderships."

"Throughout my time in Congress, I have worked to shift the paradigm from seeing Africa as a continent that is defined by crisis, conflict, poverty, and corruption, to engaging Africa as a continent wi..."