Karen Bass was sworn in mayor of L.A. by Kamala Harris, the first woman, and first woman of color, U.S. vice president.
First Black woman to serve as speaker of any state legislature. First woman elected mayor of Los Angeles. Most votes received by any mayoral candidate in L.A.’s history.Related: Garcetti leaves office proud of achievements, but specter of homelessness looms
“Making history with each of you today is a monumental moment in my life and in Los Angeles,” Bass said. “The four of us – Californians, leaders, women.”Bass begins her term as mayor of the second-most populous city in the nation on Monday. On Sunday, she said she would start her first day as mayor at the city’s emergency operations center to declare a state of emergency to deal with the city’s out-of-control homeless crisis.
In terms of the public’s concerns about rising crime and public safety, Bass acknowledged that while some neighborhoods want more police officers, others may not. In another first, albeit an unintended one, Bass noted that she was the first mayor to not hold her inauguration ceremony at City Hall. But in a nod to tradition, organizers of the event projected an image of the City Hall steps as the stage’s backdrop.
Felicia Banks-Ali brought her 15-year-old daughter and 12-year-old niece, saying it was important for them to witness history. To be sure, people were in a celebratory mood Sunday. But once the dust settles, there is much work ahead for the new mayor. It remains to be seen how Bass, viewed as a more middle-of-the-road pragmatist compared to some of her party’s more progressive leaders, will fare with the newly reconstituted council, where at least three of the 15 councilmembers are supported by Democratic Socialists of America.
“She wants to take people off of the streets,” Fox said. “Activists are very firm on how she does that, and now they have allies on the council.” “She was very transparent about managing people’s expectations. She didn’t make wild promises,” said Hancock Alfaro, adding that it’s not that women don’t take risks, but that they’re more likely to take calculated risks.
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