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08/01/2024

When I was in Congress, I led a resolution to designate July as Muslim American Heritage Month.

We celebrate the contributions and culture of the Muslim American Community in Los Angeles and across the country.

07/31/2024

While Team USA makes history in Paris this week, here in Los Angeles we also mark a historic day.

92 years ago, L.A. kicked off the 1932 Olympic Games, which were a turning point for the Olympic movement.

In 2028, we will continue to raise the bar as we host the world in our city.

07/30/2024

Champs bringing home the GOLD!!! 🥇

Congratulations Team USA USA Gymnastics!!🇺🇸👏

Simply iconic. 🥇🇺🇸

USA Gymnastics |

07/30/2024

LEGEND.

Simone Biles breaks record with 8 Olympic medals in USA Gymnastics history!!! 🥇

07/29/2024

This is another example of support from our federal partners and an investment into our communities to improve public transportation. Through this federal investment, we’re expanding transit just in time for our city to host the 2028 Games

07/26/2024

Paris is changing the way we experience the Olympic Games by breaking new ground and bringing sports INTO the City!

Congratulations to Paris 2024 and Mayor Hidalgo on a beautiful ceremony.

Let the games, BEGIN.

07/26/2024

Last week we launched our new Entertainment Industry Cabinet – a working group that will urgently focus on addressing the challenges our legacy industry is facing.

Together, we will work to create more jobs and keep production in L.A.

https://mayor.lacity.gov/news/supporting-our-legacy-industry-mayor-bass-convenes-inaugural-entertainment-industry-council

07/26/2024

Metro bus operators keep LA on the move!

As we expand and prepare ahead of the 2028 Games, our efforts continue to leave a legacy that benefits public transit and keeps our city moving forward.

07/26/2024

The city and are removing barriers to communities who have been left behind and lack access to public transportation.

With the second pilot phase of the Metro Mobility Wallet Pilot Program now open, qualifying Angelenos in South LA will have access to prepaid cards to spend on public transportation needs.

More on how to apply: metro.net/mobilitywallet.

07/26/2024

It's a wrap for our first day in Paris with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and the presidential delegation.

This opportunity to build on our preparations for 2028 honors the spirit of Paris and Los Angeles as two iconic host cities.

07/26/2024

This is Team USA home away from the Olympic Village for the Paris 2024 Games.

The High Performance Center is a revamp of the Athletica Centre — renovations like this show us what we can do to reimagine the spaces we have in Los Angeles as we prepare to welcome the world in 2028.

07/26/2024

Our efforts to house more Angelenos is ongoing even though the world has its eyes on the Olympic Games.

Thank you to our City partners for helping us bring more Angelenos inside safe in Boyle Heights and away from the streets.

07/26/2024

Excited to see Simone Biles USA Gymnastics representing Team USA at the Paris 2024 Games.

We’re rooting for you! 👏

07/25/2024

Honored to be part of White House’s official delegation to Paris for the Opening Ceremony.

Together with the First Lady, state and local leaders, we are locking arms ahead of the Games in 2028!

07/24/2024

Congregations are coming together in Los Angeles to organize drives that include blankets, socks, and toiletries for unhoused Angelenos and participants of Inside Safe.

This is a moral crisis. Faith leaders are rolling up their sleeves and locking arms with the city to help us confront homelessness, together.

Thank you to the Baptist Ministers Conference, including Mt. Salem New Wave Church and Greater New Unity Baptist Church for leading with care for the most vulnerable.

07/24/2024

More than 35 Angelenos that were living on the streets in Westlake moved indoors with supportive services.

Homelessness is down in Los Angeles – Inside Safe is part of our long term solution to bring people indoors immediately.

07/24/2024

In April, we announced LA4LA, an unprecedented partnership between the private and public sector to work together to bring more unhoused Angelenos inside.

Now, just months later, we’re already seeing the results. Lives are being saved. Our momentum continues.

The conversion of the Eaves in Koreatown is a win for LA4LA, the public-private plan Mayor Karen Bass unveiled in April to provide more affordable housing.

07/23/2024

LADWP’s Cool LA program helps seniors combat extreme heat with rebates on cooling units and access to EZ-SAVE - Los Angeles Department of Water & Power discount program for electricity bills.

Here's what you'll need to sign up:
✅Proof of age: ID card, driver’s license, or other acceptable proof of age
✅Proof of income: Form 540, SS benefit, SSI benefit, General Relief, CalWORKS/AFDC, or notarized letter
✅Proof of disability (if applicable)
⚡️Your LADWP bill

➡️ ladwp.com/residential-services/assistance-programs/ez-save-program

Thanks to the Cool LA initiative giving out free AC units, being comfortable during SoCal's extreme heat is now possible for Southland seniors.

07/23/2024

Discover how the Sidewalk and Transit Amenities Program (STAP) will enhance public transit in Los Angeles with 3,000 new bus shelters, featuring real-time arrival info, shade, and lighting.

07/23/2024

We're expanding the transportation system as we prepare to welcome the world with lasting improvements that will benefit Angelenos for decades to come.

Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration and Secretary Buttigieg,new funding will help electrify more Metro buses and connect more communities.

07/22/2024

UPDATED EXTENDED HOURS: Augmented Cooling Centers are now open until Thursday, July 25 from 10:00 PM - 9:00 PM to to assist Angelenos in staying cool.

More than 100 LA Parks and Los Angeles Public Library branches continue to be activated as Cooling Centers.

Angelenos can dial🤳3-1-1 from within L.A. City to learn more.

07/22/2024

The excessive heat warning in the Los Angeles region is still in effect this week until Wednesday, July 24.

Hundreds of locations are open for relief from the heat including LA Parks facilities and local Los Angeles Public Library branches.

📲Sign up for heat and adverse weather alerts on your phone: NotifyLA.org.

An excessive heat warning has been issued in the Los Angeles region today through Wednesday, July 24.

The City has taken immediate action to protect and assist Angelenos in staying cool.

All City departments stand ready to respond to this heatwave.

07/20/2024

Honored to tour the Consulado General de México en Los Ángeles this week with Consul General González-Gutiérrez to learn more about the services the Consulate provides our City.

Los Angeles is home to the largest Mexican population outside of Mexico. I look forward to continuing to lock arms and strengthen the critically important relationship between Los Angeles and Mexico.

07/20/2024

Today, our nation lost a tenacious defender of freedom for all.

Congresswoman Jackson Lee was a prolific legislator. Now, after leading a life of tremendous accomplishment to the benefit of so many, she rests.

My thoughts are with the Jackson Lee family, her dedicated staff, and the greater Houston area as they mourn this great loss.

Read my full statement here:

En Español한국어LOS ÁNGELES – Mayor Karen Bass today issued the following statement following the passing of Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee:"Today, our nation lost a tenacious defender of freedom for all.

An excessive heat warning has been issued in the Los Angeles region today through Wednesday, July 24. The City has taken...

07/20/2024

More than 20 Angelenos said YES to housing in Hollywood this week.

We are urgently confronting the homelessness crisis - securing immediate temporary housing to move in people from the streets as quickly as possible and breaking barriers to chart a path to permanent supportive housing.

Homelessness is DOWN in Los Angeles – we must continue to do more.

07/19/2024

Nearly $80 million is coming to LA to electrify our buses as we continue preparing for the 2028 Games.

Thanks to these funds from U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg this investment in Los Angeles will benefit Angelenos for decades to come.

07/18/2024

We are working urgently to make local production competitive with the groundbreaking of the East End Studios’ Mission campus –– helping to support Hollywood by saving jobs and spurring up production in the area.

This project will bring a new state of the art five acre film soundstage and productions studio campus to the city, adding more in-demand space and cutting-edge technology to bolster our local economy.

07/18/2024

Welcoming the Mayor of Sejong, Min-Ho Choi to Los Angeles!

🇰🇷🤝🇺🇸

07/17/2024

We are working urgently to make local production competitive with the groundbreaking of the East End Studios’ Mission campus – helping to support Hollywood by saving jobs and spurring up production in the area.

This project will bring a new state of the art five acre film soundstage and productions studio campus to the city, adding more in-demand space and cutting-edge technology to bolster our local economy.

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Excited to see Simone Biles USA Gymnastics representing Team USA at the Paris 2024 Games. We’re rooting for you! 👏

Honored to be part of White House’s official delegation to Paris for the Opening Ceremony. Together with the First Lady, state and local leaders, we are locking arms ahead of the Games in 2028!

New federal funding

We're expanding the transportation system as we prepare to welcome the world with lasting improvements that will benefit Angelenos for decades to come. Thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration and Secretary Buttigieg,new funding will help electrify more Metro buses and connect more communities.

A permanent place to call home

Mario used to live in a tent on the border of Westlake and Koreatown. After a few months in Inside Safe, Mario has moved in to a permanent place to call home. Street homelessness is down by 10% in the City of Los Angeles — Mario’s story is proof of that.

New partnership to serve former foster youth

Homelessness is on the decline for the first time in YEARS, in part because of prevention efforts. Yesterday, we announced a new partnership to serve former foster youth – a group that disproportionately falls into homelessness. We must continue to take urgent action.

Valerie was sleeping on the streets until Inside Safe teams helped move her indoors and into immediate housing. Homelessness is down in Los Angeles and Valerie is just one of many Angelenos that has a permanent place to call home.

Homelessness is DOWN for the first time in 6 YEARS.

This is what happens when we partner with local state and national agencies to create long lasting solutions that save lives and bring more people indoors.

Reverend Lawson dedicated his life to equality and justice – helping train a generation of national leaders including, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Congressman John Lewis, in nonviolent protest. These teachings changed the course of history and now live on in each of us as we continue to push the needle on social and economic justice. We rejoice today for what’s to come in his honor.

Welcome Navigation Center in South LA

This pilot welcome navigation center in South LA is helping people experiencing homelessness receive quick wrap-around services and relief away from the streets. Thanks to our partnership with @MetroLosAngeles and City Council we are meeting the needs of communities across the city.

“I fell to my knees and started crying.” That’s what it feels like for Angelenos to finally move into a PERMANENT home after sleeping on the streets for years. This is how we end the cycle of homelessness: with housing and services.

On days like today, it’s easy to forget that the numbers discussed are people just like Gilberto. No one deserves to sleep on our streets. We are proving there is momentum to change that.

We just got the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority count results. For the first time in SIX years, the number of unhoused Angelenos went DOWN. Street homelessness is down 10%. We must continue to work with urgency to save lives. There is hope in Los Angeles. mayor.lacity.gov/news/change-la-homelessness-down-city-la-first-time-years-following-urgent-action-taken-mayor-bass

Inside Safe is giving Angelenos a fresh start. More than 20 people were able to find that new start away from the streets and into a path towards permanent housing this week.

Kevin was sleeping on the streets for almost 5 years. When Inside Safe teams were assessing areas in the Valley, Kevin and his family were able to come inside. “It was a blessing, they helped us with housing…my cousin, my girlfriend — and even my dog.”

All in one day — Angelenos are leaving encampments and moving indoors immediately while receiving supportive services that will help them transition away from homelessness. Inside Safe is cutting red tape and expediting the years-long process of getting people off the streets.

“It's a great opportunity, as soon as they mentioned it, I was already on board.” Inside Safe brings relief to people that have been living on the streets. No one wants to sleep on the sidewalks or near a freeway – Inside Safe keeps proving that.

Support for landlords and Section 8 tenants

Too often, there’s a perceived trade-off where landlords are forced to decide between making ends meet and providing affordable rent. Our partnership with the federal government and @HACLA1938 is making it easier for landlords to make that choice by guaranteeing pre-paid security deposits and incentives to help house more homeless Angelenos and maximize Section 8 vouchers. Thank you to those who joined us this week!

Metro and the City of LA open more affordable housing

This is what partnership looks like. Metro Los Angeles and the City are working together to build more affordable housing with access to public transit – ensuring working families don't fall into homelessness and maximizing our resources by building housing with under-utilized city land.