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Aug 4, 2020 · Karen Bass with fellow activists in 1992. As she worked for the Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment, she began to attain local prominence.
Dec 11, 2022 · Karen Bass was sworn in as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday in a historic inauguration at the Microsoft Theater, becoming the first woman and second Black person to lead the city.
Jul 31, 2020 · California Congresswoman Karen Bass was a relative unknown on the national stage until recently, and now she's believed to be among the contenders to be Joe Biden's running mate. A former ...
Karen Bass founded the nonprofit Community Coalition in 1990 to address addiction, crime, violence and poverty by advocating for policy solutions that built up the community, instead of tearing it apart. She united African Americans and Latinos to organize the community and turn despair and hopelessness into action.
Jun 28, 2023 · By Dakota Smith. and James Queally. June 27, 2023 5:04 PM PT. The two men who broke into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home in Baldwin Vista last year and stole two guns were sentenced to prison ...
May 19, 2023 · The new mayor of the city of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, plans to spend a record $1.3 billion addressing homelessness in the coming fiscal year. But what can all that money buy?
About Karen Bass. Karen is a proud daughter of Los Angeles. She was raised with three brothers in the Venice/Fairfax area of Los Angeles and is the only daughter of DeWitt and Wilhelmina Bass. Watching the Civil Rights Movement on television with her father initially sparked her interest in community activism.
