After a rough four years as mayor, Karen Bass showed flashes of common sense on Friday in an exclusive interview with The California Post .
It was a welcome acknowledgment by LA’s top elected official that she’ll need to do better — and address some issues differently — if she wins a second term.
Bass told The Post that if reelected, she plans improvements in two key areas.
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Karen Bass meets with the media while on the campaign trail in Encino, Los Angeles, Calif., Friday, Oct. 30, 2026. David Buchan for Ca Post
First, she’ll push to expand the undermanned LA Police Department . Second, she’ll work to revamp the city’s failing approach to homelessness.
Good: Admitting the need for change — obvious though it may be — is the first step toward a safer, stronger, more livable LA.
And the mayor’s right to focus on public safety and homelessness, even if she might have done so s...