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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

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

LA Council approves Bass’ $13 billion budget, greenlighting plan to hire 1,000 cops

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles City Council signed off on Mayor Karen Bass’ plan for expanding the Police Department on Thursday, approving a budget that calls for the hiring of about 1,000 officers over the next fiscal year and record spending to fight homelessness.

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White House vows more federal aid to reduce homelessness in 5 cities and California

Five major U.S. cities and the state of California will receive federal help to get unsheltered residents into permanent housing

The Independent UK

‘A blunder that is just epic’: LAPD reels after release of undercover identities

After a records request, the LAPD released the names and photos of 9,000 cops, including undercover officers in dangerous assignments

The Guardian - US

Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s fundraiser drawing 1,200, including L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and House Whip Katherine Clark as top speakers

Democrats will flock to Schakowsky’s ‘Ultimate Power Lunch’ in Chicago because it is a tremendous professional, personal and political networking opportunity

Chicago Sun-Times

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.

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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

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

Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan has died at age 92

The Independent UK

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

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

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

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

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Ohio murder rates far higher than NYC as state’s GOP Rep. Jim Jordan slams city’s crime woes

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The LAPD has lost nearly 1,000 officers. Now, Mayor Karen Bass wants to rebuild the force

LOS ANGELES — Ten years ago, the Los Angeles Police Department celebrated a historic hiring milestone, announcing the city had reached a target sought by at least two mayors and multiple police chiefs: 10,000 officers.

Los Angeles Times

'Stand and fight': Vice President Harris surprises crowd at reproductive rights rally in LA

LOS ANGELES — Vice President Kamala Harris urged a group of demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles to “stand up and fight” for its ideals following recent court rulings over reproductive rights that have divided the country.

Los Angeles Times

Feinstein’s absence puts focus on Newsom’s 2020 promise to appoint a Black woman senator

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s weeks-long absence from Washington as she recuperates from shingles not only led to calls for her retirement, it refocused attention on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise to appoint a Black woman if either of California’s U.S. Senate seats opened up.

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Ultra-rich Beverley Hills crippled by 'rapidly growing' homeless camps lining the streets

There have been reports that the affluent neighbourhood of Beverly Hills, home to Hollywood stars and A-list celebrities, is seeing more and more homeless people pitching up tents on the side of residential streets as LA faces a homelessness crisis

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LA sues journalist, activist group to claw back photos of undercover officers

LOS ANGELES — In a move immediately denounced as legally meritless by First Amendment and media rights experts, the city of Los Angeles has sued a local journalist and an activist group over the online publication of undercover Los Angeles Police Department officers’ pictures — images the city had itself…

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Longtime LA politician Mark Ridley-Thomas found guilty in corruption case

LOS ANGELES — Mark Ridley-Thomas, one of Los Angeles County’s most prominent politicians, was found guilty Thursday of federal corruption charges related to special benefits his son received at the University of Southern California.

The Independent UK

Los Angeles schools, union leaders reach deal after strike

The Los Angeles Unified School District and union leaders say they have reached a deal on a new contract for workers after a strike that shut down the nation’s second-largest school system for three days

Los Angeles Times

LA Unified School District and union workers who led massive strike reach tentative agreement

LOS ANGELES — A tentative agreement has been reached to end the protracted contract dispute that shut down Los Angeles public schools for three days, officials announced Friday afternoon.

Los Angeles Times

LAUSD schools to open Friday as strike negotiations continue with Mayor Bass' mediation

LOS ANGELES — As the Los Angeles Unified School District strike that has shut down campuses moved to its conclusion Thursday afternoon, schools will reopen Friday and Mayor Karen Bass will continue working to mediate the ongoing dispute.

Los Angeles Times

Mayor Karen Bass mediating LAUSD strike; union has not ruled out a second walkout at later date

LOS ANGELES — As a strike that has shut down Los Angeles public schools continues into a second day — and with the possibility of future walkouts a reality — Mayor Karen Bass has stepped in to talk with union and school district leaders to offer “assistance and support,” the…

Los Angeles Times

Younger Angelenos have far more negative view of police than elders, poll finds

LOS ANGELES — Angelenos are split in their views of the Los Angeles Police Department, showing a sharp generational divide on how they rate the force's performance and on whether officers generally treat people of all races fairly, a new poll shows.

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