Newly Elected LA Mayor , To Declare State of Emergency, on Homelessness.<br />Karen Bass made history when she was sworn-in as mayor of LA on Dec. 11, becoming the first woman to hold the office.<br />Vice President Kamala Harris was present for the ceremony, administering the oath of office.<br />In her address, Bass focused on the housing crisis in LA.<br />... and stated her intention to declare a state of emergency on homelessness.<br />Today, too many Angelenos have no choice but to crowd multiple families into one home, and to work multiple jobs just to barely pay rent, Karen Bass, LA Mayor, via CNN.<br />Tragically, our city has earned the shameful crown as being home to the most crowded neighborhoods in the nation – Pico Union, South L.A., East L.A., the East Valley. , Karen Bass, LA Mayor, via CNN.<br />And Angelenos, we know our mission – we must build housing in every neighborhood, Karen Bass, LA Mayor, via CNN.<br />Billions of dollars of municipal funds on the state, county and local levels have been allocated to build housing structures that would help to alleviate the crisis.<br />However, construction and completion of the housing projects have been slow-moving.<br />According to recent data, homelessness in the city has risen nearly two percent since 2020.<br />Approximately 40,000 people <br />live on the streets in LA.<br />For Bass, the first order of business will be to complete construction on 15,000 housing units by <br />the end of her first year in office.<br />She also plans to end tent encampments, which have become common in LA.<br />Bass succeeds Mayor Eric Garcetti
