Karen Bass – California Globe

Mayor Bass Cancels November in the Name of Democracy

September 23, 2026 12:47 pmSeptember 24, 2026 12:10 pm

On Flagrant and Funny with Jemele Hill and Cari Champion, Mayor Karen Bass did California the courtesy of canceling November. “That’s why the governor’s race is over. Our governor’s name is Xavier Becerra. You don’t need an election on November...

Spencer Pratt Drops Video Showing Palisades Reservoir Still Bone Dry

September 17, 2026 11:42 amSeptember 17, 2026 11:42 am

Pacific Palisades resident and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt released new drone footage this week showing the Santa Ynez Reservoir remains bone dry — nearly 20 months after the January 2025 Palisades Fire that destroyed his family’s home...

DOJ Uncovers $75 Million Funneled Through LAHSA After CFO, CEO and Mayor Bass Quit

September 16, 2026 2:43 pmSeptember 16, 2026 2:49 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Commission last week, citing time constraints, and refused a House summons the following Tuesday for a hearing titled “Fixing Fraud and Failure in Federally Funded Homelessness Services.” On...

Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending

September 9, 2026 11:59 amSeptember 9, 2026 1:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she appointed herself to, then rarely attended. A mayoral spokesperson told reporters Tuesday that Bass would step off the Los Angeles...

A Cultural Anthropologist Ran LAHSA’s Finances While a ‘High-Risk’ Vendor Cashed In

August 27, 2026 1:06 pmAugust 27, 2026 1:06 pm

Los Angeles officials approved millions of dollars in taxpayer contracts to a now-defunct homelessness nonprofit, Abundant Blessings, after their own compliance team labeled it “High-Risk” and delinquent, and they kept writing checks even after obtaining evidence of possible crimes. Alex...

Street Homelessness Surges Nearly 8% in Los Angeles Despite $1 Billion Annual Budget

July 24, 2026 2:26 pmJuly 24, 2026 2:26 pm

Street homelessness in the City of Los Angeles jumped 7.9 percent in the latest annual count, even as the city continues to pour roughly $1 billion a year into homelessness programs. Overall homelessness rose 3.4 percent year-over-year, reversing two consecutive...

Another California Rail Disaster: Over $1 Billion Per Mile for LAX SkyLink, Contractor Sues City

July 15, 2026 12:44 pmJuly 15, 2026 12:44 pm

California taxpayers are once again footing the bill for another Democrat-led rail fiasco, this time at Los Angeles International Airport, where the long-delayed SkyLink Automated People Mover (APM)—just 2.25 miles of elevated track—has ballooned to over $3.3 billion in costs,...