Laughing Bass on Homelessness: 17% Is A Passing Grade!
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced criticism for her failure to meet her homelessness reduction goal. During a recent CNN interview, she acknowledged that she only achieved 17% of her target, attributing the shortfall to bureaucratic barriers. Despite the ongoing homelessness crisis, Bass remains committed to her plans for affordable housing.
- ▪Karen Bass pledged to end street homelessness in Los Angeles by 2026 but achieved only 17% of that goal.
- ▪During a CNN interview, Bass attributed her failure to bureaucratic barriers while maintaining her commitment to the issue.
- ▪The homelessness crisis continues to affect Angelenos, with encampments and related fire hazards still prevalent.
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Laughing Bass on Homelessness: 17% Is A Passing Grade! Ed Morrissey 3:20 PM | May 20, 2026 AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill What does one call doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result? In the rest of the world, it's called insanity. In California, it's called progress. Or more accurately, Progress. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Four years ago, Karen Bass pledged to end homelessness by 100% in her first term as mayor. She reiterated that pledge on CNN three years ago after her election, as well as other platforms.
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