Karen Ruth Bass (/ ˈbæs /; born October 3, 1953) is an American politician and former physician assistant who has served as the 43rd mayor of Los Angeles since 2022.

8 hours ago · Bass will push the limits of partisanship in Los Angeles and let us know once and for all how much city residents are willing to put up with to stand behind the incumbent Democrat only because she

Jan 14, 2025 · California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades on Jan. 8 as the Palisades Fire continued to burn in Los Angeles,...

Jan 15, 2025 · HOOK, LINE AND SINKER: Karen Bass was miscast for the role of a leader in crisis. As fires erupted across Los Angeles, the first-term mayor has been hampered by instincts she honed as a...

Jan 19, 2025 · Less than two weeks after the start of what has become one of the state’s most destructive natural disasters, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass continues to face backlash for her response to the ...

Jan 11, 2025 · Years before the Los Angeles wildfire crisis, President Biden once considered L.A. Mayor Karen Bass to be his vice presidential running mate, while former President Obama once predicted she...

Jun 3, 2022 · She was elected to a House of Representatives that had just been taken over by Republicans, including a mammoth freshman class of 87 GOP lawmakers, many of them members of the tea party....

Nov 17, 2022 · LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass has become the first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles, defeating billionaire developer Rick Caruso who waged the most expensive campaign in the city’s history.

Jan 20, 2023 · The Democratic mayor of Los Angeles and the GOP House speaker have been friends for nearly 20 years. Will that bipartisan bond help Los Angeles in a divided Congress?

Oct 30, 2015 · Karen Bass is the Mayor of Los Angeles in California. She assumed office on December 12, 2022. Her current term ends in 2026. Bass ran for election for Mayor of Los Angeles in California. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Bass was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1952.