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U.S. Rep. Karen Bass has defeated billionaire developer Rick Caruso to
serve as the next mayor of Los Angeles. Part of her first order of
business: the unhoused “crisis” in the city.
Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the U.S., is struggling to address people living in tents, vehicles and shelters and on the streets.
In downtown L.A., Skid Row is lined with tents, one next to another, for blocks. In the beach areas of Venice and Santa Monica, homeless
individuals are widespread along the walkways. In Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley, tents and people crowd the sidewalks.
In her first remarks since the Associated Press called the race Wednesday evening, Bass wasted no time addressing the crippling homelessness issue
in L.A.
“I ran for mayor to urgently confront the crises our hometown faces,” the
L.A. native said in a statement posted to Twitter. “Tonight, 40,000
Angelenos will sleep without a home — and 5 will not wake up.
“To the people of Los Angeles, my message is this: We are going to solve homelessness,” she said. “Los Angeles is no longer going to be
unaffordable for working families — good jobs and affordable housing construction are on the way.”
Caruso released his own statement, tweeting in part: “From my first day as
a candidate we relentlessly talked about the plight of the unhoused and
the inhumanity of City policies that keep them on the streets, vulnerable
and exposed, instead of inside where they can get services they need.”
He said that even though he “came up short in the count,” his campaign
made an “indelible impact” on the city.
One issue underscoring a need for change is the lack of progress from Proposition HHH, a 2016 ballot measure that was overwhelmingly approved by
Los Angeles voters. It was intended to build 10,000 housing units within
10 years for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness. It would
also fund facilities that provide mental health care and addiction
treatment.
But six years later, only 3,420 have been built, with 5,446 under
construction, the city says.
Bass has said she will streamline the city’s response to speed up projects receiving funding, with her plan calling for 3,000 units in new buildings constructed under Proposition HHH, according to the Los Angeles Times.
More proof that Democrats are out of touch and mathmatically defunct.
https://news.yahoo.com/karen-bass-los-angeles-mayor-election-homeless- issue-emergency-222300028.html
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