Mayor Karen Bass

09/02/2026

City Hall is shining tonight for BTS Week. 💜

To the hundreds of thousands of ARMY joining us from across the country and around the world, welcome to Los Angeles!
It’s been incredible to see ARMY exploring our city, especially Koreatown, and supporting the local restaurants and small businesses that make L.A. so special.

BTS’s return to Los Angeles is making an impact far beyond the stage, bringing visitors to our neighborhoods and introducing fans from around the world to all that our city has to offer.

전국과 전 세계에서 LA를 방문 중인 ARMY 여러분! 💜 여러분의 방문과 응원으로 한인타운을 비롯한 LA 곳곳의 지역상권이 활기로 가득합니다.
BTS의 LA 방문이 무대를 넘어 지역사회와 소상공인에 새로운 활력을 불어넣고, 전 세계에 LA의 매력을 알리는 특별한 계기가 되고 있습니다.

09/01/2026

Public transit is a public service and it should be shaped by the people who depend on it.

09/01/2026

It’s officially BTS Week in Los Angeles. 💜

I’m proud to recognize September 1–8 as BTS Week as we welcome BTS back to Los Angeles and hundreds of thousands of ARMY to our city.

BTS has a special connection to Los Angeles. From filming and performing at iconic locations across our city to recording ARIRANG here, L.A. has been part of their story — and I’m proud that our city gets to be part of this next chapter, too.

Los Angeles is home to one of the largest Korean American communities in the country, and this week is also an opportunity to celebrate the Korean culture and community that have helped shape our city.

Tonight, City Hall will be lit in honor of BTS Week and the ARMY who have come from around the world to celebrate with us.

BTS와 전 세계 아미 여러분, 로스앤젤레스에 오신 것을 다시 한번 진심으로 환영합니다.

9월 1일부터 8일까지 BTS Week을 맞아 BTS와 LA의 특별한 인연을 기념합니다. 음악과 문화를 통해 전 세계를 연결해 온 BTS의 여정과 우리 도시를 함께 만들어 온 한인사회의 소중한 기여도 함께 축하합니다.

오늘 밤 LA 시청도 BTS Week를 기념하고 전 세계에서 찾아온 아미 여러분을 환영하며 빛납니다. 💜

09/01/2026

California’s coast is not for sale.

I am formally opposing any federal effort to strip California of its authority to protect our coastline. I submitted my opposition directly to NOAA as it reviews California’s coastal protections, making clear what is at stake for Los Angeles.

As Mayor of the largest coastal city in California, I am demanding that California retain its right to weigh in on projects that could threaten our coast, including offshore oil and gas drilling.

Our beaches and coastal communities support billions of dollars in economic activity, local businesses, and jobs. They are also part of what makes Los Angeles home.

For decades, California has had a voice in decisions that impact our coastline. Taking that authority away would undermine our communities and put one of our greatest environmental and economic resources at risk.

I will continue fighting to protect our coast, our communities, and our future.

08/31/2026

Climate action is climate justice.

08/31/2026

It was wonderful to join Festival Chapín Los Angeles to celebrate the beauty of Guatemalan culture! 🇬🇹

The music, the traditions, the pride, Festival Chapín is a reminder that our Central American communities contribute so much to LA’s culture and economy. Our Guatemalan community is part of the heart of LA.

It was a pleasure to meet Hugo Sarceño, Mayor of Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala. I want Guatemalans across Los Angeles to know that their Mayor stands with them.

We will continue working to ensure every Angeleno feels welcomed, safe, supported, and has access to opportunity in the city they call home.
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¡Fue maravilloso acompañar al Festival Chapín Los Angeles para celebrar la belleza de la cultura guatemalteca! 🇬🇹

La música, las tradiciones y el orgullo hacen del Festival Chapín un recordatorio de todo lo que nuestras comunidades centroamericanas aportan a la cultura y a la economía de Los Ángeles. Nuestra comunidad guatemalteca es parte del corazón de Los Ángeles.

Fue un placer conocer a Hugo Sarceño, alcalde de Puerto Barrios, Izabal, Guatemala.

Quiero que los guatemaltecos de todo Los Ángeles sepan que su alcaldesa está con ustedes. Seguiremos trabajando para garantizar que cada angelino se sienta bienvenido, seguro y apoyado, y tenga acceso a oportunidades en la ciudad que llama hogar.

08/30/2026

Echo Park Rising is an annual neighborhood event focusing on the music, creativity, diversity, and small businesses of Echo Park.

All day, all ages, August 30th is the final day!

Learn more: Echo Park Rising

08/30/2026

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Lineage claims it completed the removal of food and waste yesterday, Friday, and began washing and disinfection today. They must accelerate this work.

Finish the cleanup. Meet every obligation. And do right by the people of Boyle Heights.

I have directed the Department of Building and Safety to inspect this progress since we cannot take Lineage at their word.

At every turn, Lineage has failed to meet its responsibility to this community and to provide meaningful support to residents and small businesses. The citations continue to mount, while families continue to live with the consequences of this industrial disaster.

Lineage missed the August 14 deadline, they moved the goal posts, and then they failed again and again.

Lineage and Chill Build do not deserve to rebuild. I have called on our City lawyers to pursue litigation, a lien, and all legal options for cost recovery and penalties.

Now, with the extreme heat we have experienced across Los Angeles in recent days, families are suffering from worsening odors.

I will continue doing everything in my authority to provide what the community deserves. We have already provided temporary housing for more than 1,300 people, brought mobile health clinics directly into the community, secured thousands of air purifiers, and distributed masks, food, Metro cards, grocery cards, baby formula and diapers, financial assistance, fly traps, small business and employment assistance, utility assistance, and more.

To the families and business owners, please visit our Community Resource Center at Boyle Heights City Hall if you need any type of assistance.
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Lineage afirma que ayer, viernes, completó el retiro de toda la comida y residuos, y que hoy comenzó con el lavado y la desinfección. Pero deben acelerar este trabajo.

Queremos que terminen la limpieza. Cumplan con todas sus obligaciones. Y hagan lo correcto por las familias de Boyle Heights.

He instruido al Departamento de Construcción y Seguridad que inspeccione estos avances, porque no podemos simplemente confiar en lo que Lineage dice.

A cada paso, Lineage ha incumplido con su responsabilidad hacia esta comunidad y con su obligación de brindar un apoyo significativo a los residentes y pequeños negocios. Las multas continúan acumulándose, mientras las familias siguen viviendo con las consecuencias de este desastre.

Lineage incumplió el plazo del 14 de agosto, cambiaron las fechas y, después, volvieron a incumplir una y otra vez.

Lineage y Chill Build no merecen reconstruir. He pedido a nuestros abogados de la Ciudad que emprendan acciones legales, impongan un gravamen y utilicen todas las opciones legales disponibles para recuperar costos y aplicar sanciones.

Ahora, con el calor extremo que hemos experimentado en todo Los Ángeles en los últimos días, las familias están sufriendo debido al empeoramiento de los malos olores.

Seguiré haciendo todo lo que esté dentro de mi poder para brindar a la comunidad lo que merece. Ya hemos proporcionado alojamiento temporal a más de 1,300 personas, llevado clínicas de salud móviles directamente a la comunidad, conseguido miles de purificadores de aire y distribuido mascarillas, alimentos, tarjetas de Metro, tarjetas para comprar alimentos, fórmula para bebés y pañales, asistencia financiera, trampas para moscas, asistencia para pequeños negocios y empleo, ayuda para pagar servicios públicos y mucho más.

A las familias y propietarios de negocios: por favor, visiten nuestro Centro de Recursos Comunitarios en el Ayuntamiento de Boyle Heights si necesitan cualquier tipo de asistencia.

08/29/2026

Los Angeles is the entertainment capital of the world, and I will always fight to keep productions and good-paying union jobs right here at home.

I want to thank Assemblymember Rick Zbur and Senator Ben Allen, the principal authors of AB 186, along with the Motion Picture Association, and the Entertainment Union Coalition, for their leadership and partnership in urgently advancing this legislation and securing this important relief before the close of the legislative session on Monday.

This legislation protects California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program that we worked aggressively to expand to drive productions back to Los Angeles. I’m calling on the State Legislature to pass this measure on Monday and for Governor Newsom to sign it into law.

Our work does not stop here. We will continue to push for an uncapped state film and television tax credit and a federal film incentive to bring production home and protect the thousands of workers who make this industry possible.

California lawmakers have agreed on a partial carveout for the film industry from a $5 million annual cap on tax credits.

08/28/2026

As Los Angeles gets hotter, we have to get smarter about how we keep our neighborhoods cool. One solution is already beneath our feet.

Cool Pavement reflects more sunlight and absorbs less heat than traditional asphalt. We’ve now expanded Cool Pavement to 297+ lane miles across 42 neighborhoods in every Council District.

Extreme heat is changing Los Angeles, and we’re adapting our city to meet it block by block, neighborhood by neighborhood.