Editorial: What LA needs from Mayor Karen Bass

Congratulations to Karen Bass, Los Angeles’ next mayor and the first woman to serve in that role. Condolences as well for a difficult job ahead. Bass will inherit a sharply divided city in upheaval by political scandals and seemingly intractable problems, like housing affordability and homelessness.

While ballots are still being counted, Bass now has a big enough lead that the race was called Wednesday by The Associated Press. The results showed Bass has 53% of the