Karen Bass grilled over broken homelessness promise, blames bureaucracy for slowed progress
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced criticism for not fulfilling her promise to end street homelessness by 2026. In a recent interview, she acknowledged the shortfall and attributed it to unexpected bureaucratic challenges. Despite this, she highlighted that street homelessness has decreased for the first time in years during her tenure.
- ▪Karen Bass admitted she has not met her goal of ending street homelessness in Los Angeles by 2026.
- ▪She cited bureaucratic barriers as a significant challenge to achieving her promise.
- ▪Bass noted that street homelessness has decreased for two consecutive years for the first time in the city.
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Media Karen Bass grilled over broken homelessness promise, blames bureaucracy for slowed progress Street homelessness reportedly only decreased 17.6% since Bass promised to end it entirely by 2026 By Alexander Hall Fox News Published May 20, 2026 3:19pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Karen Bass pressed on why she should be trusted after broken promise to fix homeless crisis CNN journalist Elex Michaelson asked LA Mayor Karen Bass why people should still trust her after falling so short of her promise to end the homeless crisis in LA, and she responded by arguing she is the first to make progress on the issue at all.
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