Karen Bass

July 23, 2026

Mayor Karen Bass, the New LA Metro Board Chair’s State of the Agency Address: "The Most Consequential Year in a Generation"

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered her State of the Agency Address at Union Station as she takes over as LA Metro Board Chair for the 2026–2027 fiscal year — her second time holding the gavel. Bass laid out four priorities for the coming year: Metro Safe, Metro Affordable, Metro Reliable, and Metro Ready as the agency prepares for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, pointing to the system's second-largest ridership in the country, more than 300 million boardings last year, and the recent World Cup activations as a successful "dress rehearsal" for the Games.

April 22, 2025

Mayor Bass 2025 State of the City Speech Portends A Difficult Budget Season for LA

A split screen of optimism amidst sobering circumstances, Mayor Bass addresses the city's progress on public safety, homelessness, and Palisades recovery and the challenges ahead facing a constrained budget cycle, uncertain federal economic outlook, and the city's fast-approaching showcase on the world stage during the 2026 World Cup and LA28 Olympic Games.

November 25, 2024

LA Mayor Karen Bass on Solving Homelessness: Are We on the Right Track?

TPR excerpts UCLA Blueprint's Jim Newton interview of LA Mayor Karen Bass assessing the city's progress on homelessness,

September 30, 2024

LA84’s Renata Simril on Cultivating Legacy through Play Equity

TPR excerpts LA84 Foundation President & CEO, Renata Simril addressing a recent LAEDC Board of Governors meeting highlighting the foundation’s origins and ongoing work as a grant-making organization promoting play equity, a coach training facility, and a sport history library.

April 4, 2023

Bass & Feldstein Soto on Skid Row Housing Trust Receivership

TPR shares this excerpt from the press conference where Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Attorney Hydee Feldstein-Soto outline the still troubling crisis, announce the receivership, and underscore the growing challenges of preserving and maintaining the city’s dwindling supply of accessible & affordable housing stock.

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