Meet the face of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ immigrant outreach
Claudia Aragon was headed home after dropping her puppy off at obedience school when the first text came in early on Friday, June 6.“Ice showed…
‘It reminded me of COVID’: Mayor Bass decries economic impact of immigration raids on L.A.
As a community and cultural center of Boyle Heights, Mariachi Plaza would be an obvious place for families to gather on Father’s Day. But the…
‘We don’t want them here’ Los Angeles mayor says of Guard troops
Protestors rally in Los Angeles amid enforcement raids by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents. Photo by Caroline Brehman/ EPA-EFE. June 15 (UPI) -- Mayor…
Curfew has hammered restaurants, bars, area breweries
On a game night in Los Angeles, 10-year-old Boomtown Brewery in the Arts District can host 500 fans just five minutes walking distance from the…
How did a rumor of ICE at a homeless shelter escalate to Mayor Bass?
At a news conference Thursday, Mayor Karen Bass made a startling claim. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had appeared at a homeless shelter that…
A reluctant brawler, L.A. mayor takes aim at Trump over immigration raids
With Los Angeles reeling from immigration sweeps and unsettled by nightly clashes between protesters and police, Mayor Karen Bass was asked by a reporter: What…
LA mayor announces curfew amid protests over Trump’s immigration crackdown | Protests News
BREAKINGBREAKING, Karen Bass says curfew for part of downtown area will take effect from 8pm local time (03:00 GMT Wednesday).Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has…
Mayor Karen Bass says she reached a deal to restore police hiring
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has reached an agreement with City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson to find the money to reverse the cuts to police…
Mayor Bass taps AECOM to assist with Palisades rebuilding
Nearly five months after a firestorm laid waste to a wide swath of Pacific Palisades, Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday that the global infrastructure firm…
Like Mayor Bass, Supervisor Kathryn Barger also deleted her fire text messages
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has come under heavy scrutiny for deleting the text messages she sent during the region’s disastrous January firestorms. But she…
Newark mayor sues N.J. DA over being arrested last month
June 4 (UPI) -- The Democratic mayor of Newark, Ras Baraka, has sued the Republican U.S. district attorney of New Jersey over his arrest last…
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass will be spared from testifying in homeless case
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass won’t be called as a witness in a multiday federal court hearing that could determine whether the city’s homelessness programs…
‘Malicious’: New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka sues US attorney after arrest | Donald Trump News
A New Jersey mayor has filed a lawsuit against a federal prosecutor and close ally of United States President Donald Trump after he was arrested…
Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge at a federal immigration detention…
Tulsa’s new mayor proposes $100M trust to ‘repair’ impact of 1921 Race Massacre
TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa’s new mayor on Sunday proposed a $100 million private trust as part of a reparations plan to give descendants of the 1921 Tulsa…
What is Pete Buttigieg’s legacy as mayor of South Bend?
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — On Jan. 1, Pete Buttigieg’s second term ended, and the “Mayor Pete” era in South Bend was over. In the Democratic presidential candidate’s…
There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
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Boxer turned Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko lands major blow as he blasts ‘authoritarian’ Zelensky
KYIV's mayor and former world champion boxer Vitali Klitschko entered the ring with Volodymyr Zelensky, accusing him of "authoritarianism".The former heavyweight blasted the wartime Ukrainian…
She ran the L.A. animal shelters. Why couldn’t she fix the problems?
Staycee Dains was about a month into her job overseeing the Los Angeles city animal shelters when an employee openly defied her. Dains asked the…
Some at L.A. City Hall want to end the mayor’s homeless emergency
It was the first and possibly the most dramatic act by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass after she took office: declaring a city emergency on…