Karen Bass, LA riots and Mayor
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Mayor Karen Bass is moving quickly to shore up small businesses caught in the crossfire of recent federal immigration enforcement actions in L.A. In a rebuke of what she called the “chaotic” and
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — accused of being out of touch and slow to action during the recent fires — took the gloves off today in response to the assault on California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla by members of Trump Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s security detail earlier in the day.
President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan said he would arrest anyone who obstructs immigration enforcement, including elected officials.
A former Los Angeles Police Department detective who was on the force during the 1992 Rodney King riots said that Democrat Mayor Karen Bass was too late in calling for law and order to be restored
Former LAPD detective Moses Castillo, who was on the force during the 1992 Rodney King riots says city officials have not responded sternly enough to violent rioting, and urged President Trump to come to the table with Gov.
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Ms. Bass struggled amid criticism of her initial response to the Los Angeles fires in January. The opposition over President Trump’s immigration raids have offered her an opportunity.
We will not stand for this,” Bass said in a statement released after federal immigration authorities arrested 44 people in raids across Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is grappling with the second high-profile crisis of her tenure as immigration protests roil her city, months after devastating wildfires tore through the