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We Check In On The Mayor’s Promise To House 17,000 Unhoused Angelenos
Karen Bass speaks on stage at the L.A. County Democratic Party's Election Night party at the Palladium in Hollywood on Nov. 8, 2022.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made a promise to house 17,000 Angelenos during her first year in office. In our latest edition of our How To LA podcast, we take a look at what's happened in a year’s time.
Why it matters (to LA): When Bass was elected mayor, LAist surveyed Angelenos to learn more about the issues they wanted her to prioritize. Overwhelmingly they told us they want her administration to make real progress to address homelessness. They also told us they wanted her to be accountable for her campaign promises. LAist then created the Promise Tracker to hold the mayor accountable during her term.
What we've learned: In this episode of How To LA, Brianna Lee and Nick Gerda talk to host Brian De Los Santos about what it's taken for LAist to track the big promise of getting 17,000 Angelenos into housing over the last year, and what's next.
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The backstory: Lee and Gerda chose six metrics to measure how the mayor is doing on her homelessness pledge. While there’s been some progress, there are a few key caveats. Listen to the episode to hear more.
The Mayor’s Promise To House 17,000 People In Her First Year
It’s been almost a year since L.A. Mayor Karen Bass was sworn into office — and made a pledge to house 17,000 people experiencing homelessness. It was a big and bold promise. So we wondered: How's that going?
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