Karen Bass was sworn in as LA’s first female mayor in a historical inauguration at the Microsoft Theatre on Sunday .
Bass is LA’s 43rd mayor, the first woman and the second Black person to lead the city.
“I will start my first day as mayor at the city’s emergency operations centers where my first act as mayor will be to declare a state of emergency on homelessness,” Bass said during her speech.
She was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass arrives for her inauguration at LA Live on December 11, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Karen Bass (L) smiles after being sworn in as the Mayor of Los Angeles by US Vice President Kamala Harris during her inauguration at LA Live in Los Angeles, California, on December 11, 2022.
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Los Angeles Mayor-elect Karen Bass arrives for her inauguration at LA Live on December 11, 2022, in Los Angeles.
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Karen Bass (L) speaks after being sworn in as the Mayor of Los Angeles by US Vice President Kamala Harris during her inauguration at LA Live in Los Angeles, California, on December 11, 2022.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris congratulates Karen Bass after she was sworn in as the Mayor of Los Angeles during her inauguration at LA Live in Los Angeles, California, on December 11, 2022.
