Karen Bass to be sworn in as first female mayor of Los Angeles by Kamala Harris

Karen Bass is being sworn in as the very first female mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, marking another historical accomplishment in her profession.

Kamala Harris– the very first female and very first female of color to end up being vice president– is set to administer the oath of workplace at Los Angeles Municipal Government.

Bass conquered an intense obstacle from realty mogul Rick Caruso, who invested more than $104 million to beat her in November. She’s being successful term-limited Mayor Eric Garcetti.

Chosen to the California state Assembly in 2004, Bass made history some 4 years later on as the very first Black female to act as speaker of any state legislature.

When Bass takes workplace, the 4 biggest cities in the United States will all have Black mayors– that consists of Eric Adams of New York City City, Lori Lightfoot of Chicago and Sylvester Turner of Houston.

The six-term congresswoman has actually argued that her long time relationships with state and nationwide legislators would lead to increased financing to Los Angeles to attend to the city’s real estate crisis.

Bass has actually likewise guaranteed to utilize her connections within the Biden administration to fix issues like the requirement for more federal real estate coupons. As mayor, she has actually stated she would likewise pursue federal waivers to enable the development of psychological health and drug abuse centers with a higher number of beds.