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With forecasts for a sweltering summer, LA vows to improve response to extreme heat

LOS ANGELES -- With forecasts calling for warmer-than-average temperatures across California this summer, officials in Los Angeles are vowing to do more to protect residents from extreme heat, one of the deadliest consequences of human-caused climate change.

Los Angeles Times · May 25, 2023

Editorial: Homeless people shouldn’t spend weeks proving they’re poor before they get an apartment

From Venice to downtown Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass’ Inside Safe program moved some 1,200 homeless people out of encampments into motels and hotels during her first four months in office. But only 70 people have moved from those temporary accommodations into permanent housing, Bass said recently. That’s a number…

Los Angeles Times · May 23, 2023

New York City has a right to shelter, but will it establish a right to sleep outside?

Democratic leaders in major U.S. cities are finding themselves politically squeezed when it comes to addressing homelessness

The Independent UK · May 21, 2023

The Los Angeles mayor says she needs $1.3 billion to address homelessness in the city

Mayor Karen Bass says she told President Biden he could significantly reduce homelessness in the U.S. by helping to find shelter for the roughly 40,000 people in LA who are currently unhoused.

WEKU · Apr 23, 2023

Black mayors of Chicago, LA, NY, Houston speak in DC: ‘We’ve come forth at some difficult, challenging times’

For the first time, Black mayors run the four largest cities in the U.S. Here’s what they have to say.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 22, 2023

Richard Riordan, former Los Angeles mayor, has died at 92

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has died at age 92

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

LZ Granderson: Bass is right to add cops in LA, but quality matters more than quantity

Mayor Karen Bass' push to increase the number of police officers on the streets of L.A. may be viewed by some as a betrayal of progressive ideology, but the reality is people are afraid — and justifiably so.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 20, 2023

White House urges patience as Sen. Feinstein’s absence leaves judicial agenda in jeopardy

WASHINGTON — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s health issues are threatening to imperil President Joe Biden’s quest to remake the federal judiciary — but so far the White House is willing to be patient.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 20, 2023

Mayor Karen Bass announces $250 million expansion of homelessness program in first citywide address

In her first State of the City speech, Mayor Karen Bass announced a dramatic expansion of her signature program to move homeless people indoors, while also pledging to transform the city into “a new L.A.”

Los Angeles Times · Apr 18, 2023

LA mayor wants $1.3B for homeless crisis, hotels for housing

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is recommending the city spend what she called a record $1.3 billion next year to get homeless people into housing

The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2023