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Karen Bass

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Karen Bass is an American politician currently serving as the Mayor of Los Angeles, a position she has held since December 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Party and previously served as the U.S. Representative for California's 37th congressional district from January 2011 to December 2022. Bass has focused on issues such as public safety, accessibility, and community engagement throughout her political career.

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Jul 7, 2025

What I saw in the park today looked like a city under siege, under armed occupation.

huffpost.com
Jul 7, 2025

We need these federal agents off our streets. End the raids NOW.

newsweek.com
Jul 7, 2025

They need to leave and they need to leave right now.

newsweek.com
Jul 7, 2025

The SECOND I heard about this, I went to the park to speak to the person in charge to tell them it needed to end NOW. Absolutely outrageous.

commondreams.org
Jun 26, 2025

Who are these people? And frankly, the vests that they have on look like they ordered them from Amazon.

slate.com
Jun 25, 2025

Padilla’s removal is abhorrent and outrageous.

nypost.com
Jun 21, 2025

Mr. Vice President, how dare you disrespect our senator. You don't know his name.

newsweek.com
Jun 20, 2025

How dare you say that city officials encourage violence? We kept the peace.

nbcnews.com
Jun 20, 2025

You don't know his name? But yet you served with him before you were vice president, and you continue to serve with him today.

cbsnews.com
Jun 19, 2025

Body blow to our economy.

slate.com
Jun 18, 2025

The curfew played into the hands of federal officials who were attempting to depict Los Angeles as out of control.

truthout.org
Jun 18, 2025

The deployment is a chaotic escalation.

nbcnews.com

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