LOS ANGELES – Following her Year in Review Address this morning, Mayor Karen Bass continued to engage Angelenos by hosting a telephone town hall to discuss work done over the past year to make Los Angeles stronger, healthier, happier and safer for all. The Mayor also provided an update regarding her work to bring unhoused Angelenos inside, make our city safer, support businesses and create a greener Los Angeles. More than 2,400 Angelenos tuned in to participate via phone in English and Spanish as well as on X, formerly known as Twitter. To listen to the telephone town hall in English click here.
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Mayor Bass was joined on the telephone town hall by her Chief Housing and Homelessness Officer as well as her Deputy Mayors overseeing the Mayor’s Offices of Public Safety, Community Safety, Business and Economic Development, Energy and Sustainability, Infrastructure, Communications and Community Engagement.
Last Friday, Mayor Bass concluded her “Locking Arms and Delivering for Los Angeles Tour” by welcoming President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden to Los Angeles. She criss-crossed the City highlighting work to confront the homelessness crisis, make Los Angeles safer, support businesses, build a greener L.A., and improve our city services. Watch a recap video released yesterday, here.
Announcements made last week include:
Homelessness and Housing:
More than 21,000 Angelenos have come inside since December 2022, thousands more than last year, as Mayor Bass deployed a new and urgent strategy to reduce homelessness.
More than 9,000 units of affordable housing are now being accelerated as a result of her executive directive to streamline their development.
Read the full summary of accomplishments released last week here. Watch the video release recapping the first year of progress on homelessness and housing on X here and on Instagram here.
Public Safety:
LAPD reported that homicides and violent crime are both down this year compared to last year.
In August, LAPD said 1,048 people applied to the department, the largest number of applications in a single month since September 2020.
Mayor Bass established an Office of Community Safety to prevent crime through community-led approaches to increase safety and wellbeing. Mayor Bass is investing in those approaches and a comprehensive approach to keep Angelenos safe.
Read the full summary of accomplishments released last week here. Watch the video release recapping the first year of progress on public safety on X here and on Instagram here.
Business and Economic Development:
California’s leading business bank, Banc of California, will be relocating its headquarters to Los Angeles.
Thousands of businesses have opened over the past year in Los Angeles.
Mayor Bass established a small business policy team and issued Executive Directive 4 to support small business creation, development and growth in Los Angeles by implementing practices like the provision of virtual and in-person counter services for businesses looking to open or expand
Read the full summary of accomplishments released last week here. Watch the video release recapping the first year of progress on business and economic development on X here and on Instagram here.
Climate and Sustainability:
Hundreds of millions of dollars secured through locking arms with state and federal partners as Los Angeles continues to urgently lead on climate.
- Building on the work of former Mayors Antonio Villaraigosa and Eric Garcetti, Mayor Bass has been able to deliver progress toward building a greener Los Angeles.
Read the full summary of accomplishments released last week here. Watch the video release recapping the first year of progress on climate and sustainability on X here and on Instagram here.
City Services:
Los Angeles delivered 100,000 more services this year than last year.
More than 2,500 Angelenos have been hired to join the City family to address vacancies.
Metro ridership has increased every month of 2023.
Read the full summary of accomplishments released last week here. Watch the video recapping the first year of progress on city services on X here and on Instagram here.