The 72-year-old former mayor (Pasadena), city manager (Ventura, Azusa, Santa Monica) and deputy mayor (Los Angeles) returned for a third stint at Los Angeles City Hall in 2022, bringing a depth of experience to political neophyte and then-newly elected City Controller Kenneth Mejia’s office as Mejia’s chief deputy.

The number of people living on the streets in the county decreased by 10%, according to the 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count, and it has dropped 14% over the last two years.

Los Angeles sets a new record with $286 million in liability payouts, impacting city services and employee layoffs.

A key survey of homelessness in Los Angeles determined that the number of people sleeping without shelter fell again. More than 72,000 people remain homeless in Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Wednesday touted a sharp decline in the city's homicide rate in the first half of 2025, saying that the 20% decrease has the city on pace for the lowest total in nearly six decades.

The Mayan Theater is one of the most iconic reiterations of the Mayan Revival architectural movement that became widespread across the nation in the 1920s and 1930s. The theater was designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements, which is the same architectural firm that can be credited with designing the El Capitan and Wiltern theaters in Los Angeles.

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