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“Today we take a great step forward,” Bass said, adding her plan is designed “to bring people inside from tents and encampments for good.”

In what her office described as a "fundamental change" to Los Angeles' approach to addressing encampments on city streets, Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive Wednesday launching a program that seeks to proactively bring unhoused residents indoors and prevent encampments from returning.

Traci Park is among five new members of the LA City Council amid this time of turmoil and division. The moderate Democrat defeated a more progressive challenger, despite the council shifting left.

In his first official act as mayor of Long Beach, Rex Richardson moved forward Wednesday on a plan to declare a citywide state of emergency on homelessness -- mirroring the first step of his fellow newly elected mayor, Karen Bass of Los Angeles.

The question remains whether the Mayor Karen Bass' administration can lease enough motel or hotel beds to meaningfully reduce the size of encampments across the city.

A Recap Of Karen Bass’ First Few Days In Office.

Mayor Karen Bass signs an executive directive that launches the Inside Safe Initiative, designed to bring unhoused residents indoors and prevent sidewalk...

As her first order of business, Karen Bass, the new mayor of Los Angeles, declared a state of emergency on homelessness.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the city will start moving unhoused people to hotels and motels. Meanwhile, she signed an executive order to hasten the process of building affordable housing.

A cold weather alert will be in effect for several areas of L.A. County through the middle of the week, according to the Department of Public Health.