Vice President Kamala Harris will swear in Karen Bass as LA's next mayor at the Microsoft Theater in downtown.
The former member of Congress and state Assembly speaker who was on President Biden’s short list for vice president is the first Black woman elected to the office, currently held by Mayor Eric Garcetti who is in his final term. Bass overcame a significant spending gap to defeat Los Angeles businessman Rick Caruso in theGarcetti's two terms as mayor of the city of 4 million people come to an end with his nomination to become U.S. ambassador to India stalled in the Senate.
Another layer was added to that City Hall scandal Friday when LA Councilmember Kevin de León, one of the council members heard on the recording, showed up at a council meeting for the first time in months before leaving amid shouts from activists. Later Friday, video captured de León involved in aBass has positioned herself as someone who can build broad coalitions who can rally resources and attack large-scale problems.
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