LOS ANGELES – Mayor Karen Bass today issued the following statement:
“Last week, my office was made aware that a Los Angeles City employee who had been visiting his elderly mother was trapped in Gaza, unable to escape the war and violence. Our office has been working to get him to safety and I have been in regular contact with his son. I am relieved to announce today that the employee is now safe in a neighboring country and out of the war zone. I personally want to thank Tom Perez and the Biden administration, Senator Alex Padilla, and Congresswoman Julia Brownley for working with us to arrive at today’s result. We look forward to welcoming our colleague home.”