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Karen Bass: “I declared a state of emergency on day one because I know…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 20:43

I mean, there's. There's a concern that A lot of money is being spent. There's been some progress, certainly not enough. I'll have you defend your program. So, Conan, I declared a state of emergency on day one because I know that what Angelenos want to see are their streets clear. Insight Safe is the only citywide program that we have had that has reduced homelessness two years in a row. Prior to that, there was no citywide strategy and homelessness was going up year after year. (20:43–20:51)

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