SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has had 40 governors in its 172 years as a state. And not one has been a woman. Nor a Black person. Or a Los Angeles mayor.
New L.A. Mayor Karen Bass could be the historic first in all three categories — if she's seen as making dramatic strides in resolving homelessness in the city.
Yes, that's a very big "if." And the odds are heavily against her.
