Bass’ Inside Safe program to combat homelessness only moved 255 people to permanent housing out of the 46,000 in LA (as of April 2024) despite $67 million spent.
https://californiaglobe.com/fr/la-mayor-bass-newly-touted-homeless-measures-face-backlash/Violent crime on Metro up 33% compared to pre-pandemic levels.
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/kcal-investigates-violent-crime-on-metro-up-33-compared-to-pre-pandemic-levels/LAFD budget decreased by around $17 million compared to the previous budget cycle.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/08/los-angeles-fires-mayor-karen-bass-handling-criticized-00197137Bass amongst the worst Congressional Members at attending votes.
https://californiaglobe.com/fr/2022-la-mayoral-election-comparing-attendance-records-of-karen-bass-and-rick-caruso/Has a past of complimenting communist leaders such as Fidel Castro.
https://californiaglobe.com/fr/2022-la-mayoral-election-comparing-attendance-records-of-karen-bass-and-rick-caruso/Went to Cuba 8 times in the 1970’s.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/07/karen-bass-cuba-venceremos-brigade/614662/Her only bill that would become law was the renaming of a post office near USC in honor of Marvin Gaye.
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-06-03/la-mayor-candidate-karen-bass-congress
