The 72-year-old former mayor (Pasadena), city manager (Ventura, Azusa, Santa Monica) and deputy mayor (Los Angeles) returned for a third stint at Los Angeles City Hall in 2022, bringing a depth of experience to political neophyte and then-newly elected City Controller Kenneth Mejia’s office as Mejia’s chief deputy.

Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass doubled down on sanctuary policies just hours after a major immigration raid rescued child

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Wednesday touted a sharp decline in the city's homicide rate in the first half of 2025, saying that the 20% decrease has the city on pace for the lowest total in nearly six decades.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have been conducting a plethora of raids in Southern California over the past six weeks that have resulted in the arrests of thousands of illegal immigrants.

Los Angeles is on track for its lowest homicide rates in nearly 60 years, with successful anti-crime strategies.

Federal immigration enforcement agents swept through MacArthur Park in the Westlake District of Los Angeles on Monday morning, prompting a surprise appearance by the mayor.

The city of Los Angeles is on pace for its lowest homicides total in 60 years based on the first half of the year’s data.

There was one entry point to the 18-foot wastewater tunnel that some 31 people were working in late on Wednesday night, per the LA fire department.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order protecting immigrant neighborhoods from federal raids and established protocols for city workers and cash assistance.