SCOUT· 51%39m·2026-09-18·SportsMayor Karen Bass talks re-election campaign, fire response and LA’s bright future
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joins Cari and Jemele to discuss her re-election campaign, highlighting her work on housing and homelessness. She addresses the electorate's dissatisfaction over the Palisades fires. In the first run-off election in the city since 2005, Bass is facing a tough fight with Nithya Rahman.…
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“Is this the best way to use the momentum gain from the Steven A Smith interview?”
“Karen Bass deserves alot of blame. The insurance companies were sounding the alarm on the risk of wildfires, and were ignored.”
“She fired the fire chief for calling her out, something Trump would do. Will lose, she placed blame on the fire chief who was asking for money. Money that went to homeless programs that failed under her leadership.”
“I love my Mayor Karen Bass…she knows the community…she does show up… and when she does, she’s rolling up her sleeves ready for business.”
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