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    Scandal-plagued LA City Council deeply unpopular; voters have faith in Bass, poll finds

    LOS ANGELES — If the last week was any indication, Mayor Karen Bass starts her tenure with the wind at her back. A clear indicator came when her campaign promise to declare a state of emergency on homelessness made its way through the City Council and was embraced by a body normally reluctant to relinquish power. Council members' approval provided the mayor with expanded control over the ...
    by Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times Dec 19, 2022 6 minutes
    Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass makes her inaugural address at her inauguration ceremony on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — If the last week was any indication, Mayor Karen Bass starts her tenure with the wind at her back.

    A clear indicator came when her campaign promise to declare a state of emergency on homelessness made its way through the City Council and was embraced by a body normally reluctant to relinquish power. Council members' approval provided the mayor with expanded control over the city's response to the homelessness crisis.

    That early win for Bass reflects a political reality highlighted by a new poll of city voters: The mayor has more support than does the council, and a plurality of voters believe she can address the city's problems with homelessness and housing,

    The poll found that the 15-member City Council is deeply unpopular after several years of scandals, indictments, trials and, this fall, the release of a in a private meeting. A suspended member awaits trial. Two former members have either pleaded guilty

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