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Karen Bass: “For the first time two years in a row street homelessness…”

Featuring: Karen Bass, Democratic | Mayor of Los Angeles | California

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Full Interview: Mayor Karen Bass Makes Her Case for Re-Election

Published | Video Starts at 02:41

So basically the policy of LA City and LA county was we could accept street homelessness as long as we were building. We didn't anticipate the problem metastasizing. In my three and a half years, For the first time two years in a row street homelessness has decreased in our city. There hadn't been a decrease before. That is a quality of life issue that impacts all Angelenos, whether you are unhoused or whether you run a business and your business … (02:41–02:48)

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Asserts that street homelessness has decreased for two consecutive years in Los Angeles.

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