The 69-year-old congresswoman would become the first woman and only the second Black person in Los Angeles’ 241-year history to be elected mayor. Elhawary, 34, started screaming with joy.

Mayor Karen Bass and local leaders slam federal raids in LA, calling them unconstitutional attacks on the city’s immigrant communities.

As soon as footage of National Guard troops got back to Mayor Bass, she went down there to personally handle the situation.

But apparently Karen Bass — the first woman and second-ever Black person to serve as mayor of Los Angeles — was supposed to snap her Black Girl Magic fingers and stop the massive, Santa Ana ...

On Oct. 10, several keynote speakers addressed the crowd, including included Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and CEO of the Los Angeles Urban League, Cynthia Mitchell-Heard.

Karen Bass, the first Black woman to serve as mayor of the city of Los Angeles, has become a target of conservatives seeking to politicize the devastating California fires. Bass was out of the ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, and newly appointed police chief Jim McDonnell listen to questions from the media during a news conference in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

An Assembly election in South L.A. captures the shifting dynamics of ethnic political power in California. One candidate is biracial and pledges to build bridges between Black and Latino voters.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, and newly appointed police chief Jim McDonnell listen to questions from the media during a news conference in Los Angeles, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C ...

Some had hoped Bass, the first Black woman to be elected mayor in 2022, ... Janel Belovette Jenkins, co-executive director of the Los Angeles Black Worker Center, ...