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  Karen Bass · [email protected]
October 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM

I called for a Congressional investigation into Trump’s raids

Angelenos should not have to live in fear.   Team, I just joined Congressman Robert Garcia and local leaders in calling for a Congressional investigation into the Trump administration’s unlawful and unconstitutional ICE raids. Since the Trump administration began its reckless and cr…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM

Revitalizing Los Angeles

  Team, Thanks to Mayor Bass’ work to move L.A. forward, Los Angeles will continue to be on the world stage for decades to come. Mayor Bass is expanding the Los Angeles Convention center to modernize and revitalize Downtown L.A. as the cultural and economic hub it deserves to be an…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
October 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM

A new opponent just jumped into this race

This just in: Mayor Bass has a new opponent.   This just in, team — a new, wealthy opponent just jumped into the race for mayor. Mayor Bass is counting on the support of this grassroots team to continue her work to move L.A. forward. Will you join her by pitching in any amount right…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
October 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM

The countdown to L.A.’s 2028 Olympics is on!

L.A. will be on the world stage.   Team, In 1,000 days the whole world will be watching Los Angeles when the 2028 Olympics begin. I’m proud that our city is hosting the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games. That’s why L.A. City is hitting the ground running to prepare to host the games…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
October 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM

One last time

  Hi there, I just got off the phone with my team, and we’re still just shy of our fundraising goal with only a few hours before our mid-month deadline passes. So I’m reaching out one last time before our deadline to ask: can I count on you to make a contribution before this deadli…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
October 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Los Angeles was their testing ground

  Team, First it was Los Angeles. Then it was DC. Now Trump is sending ICE agents to terrorize communities in Portland and Chicago. These divisive and dangerous tactics are hurting families, throwing due process out of the door, and causing chaos in Black and brown communities nati…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM

Will you take our October survey?

We want to make sure you’re at the core of our agenda.   We don’t want to keep you long, but in order for Mayor Bass to truly deliver for Angelenos from all walks of life and keep moving L.A. forward, we need to hear from you! Will you take our October Priorities Survey today and le…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
October 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM

Will you wish Mayor Bass a happy birthday?

Sign the card today:   Hey team! Today is Mayor Bass’ birthday and we want to surprise her with birthday wishes from you. Will you sign her card today? SIGN THE CARD Under Mayor Bass’ leadership, we are shattering the status quo and delivering real change to Los Angeles. Home…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
October 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM

Clearing a critical milestone

  Team, Los Angeles will be on the world stage in years to come, and we’re taking bold action to revitalize L.A., strengthening the cultural and economic hub downtown to strengthen our city for the future. Last week, I signed off on the final step to begin the expansion of the Los …
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
October 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Doing everything we can to protect Angelenos

The federal government has shut down, but our local government will not stop working.   Hi team — I can’t thank you enough for your support through the end of our quarterly deadline. Thanks to you, we were able to reach our fundraising goal and keep this campaign moving forward. Tod…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM

One last time

  Team, I won’t take up too much of your time today. But I wanted to ask one last time before our deadline tonight: will you make a contribution to support our work? Here’s a direct link to make a contribution: secure.actblue.com/donate/krb-em-sep25 Let me be clear: our ability to …
  Team Bass · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Mayor Bass isn’t shying away

Trump is using Los Angeles as a test case for authoritarian overreach.   Friend, When Mayor Karen Bass warned that Donald Trump was using Los Angeles as a test case for federal overreach, some people didn’t want to believe it. But this summer, Trump proved her right by deploying the…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
September 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM

Before September ends

  Hey there — We’re just a few days away from our quarterly deadline, and we need your help before September ends. Can we count on your support today? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: CHIP IN $10 NOW …
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM

For the first time in L.A.’s history

Our approach has been different.   For the first time in L.A.’s history, homelessness has decreased two years in a row. Our approach has been different from that of the leaders that came before me: housing people instead of punishing them or pushing them away works. The homelessness…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
September 25, 2025 at 12:35 AM

Did you see the news?

Mayor Bass just secured an agreement to avert all civil service layoffs for the 2025-26 budget.   Team, did you see the news? After months of negotiations, Mayor Bass just secured an agreement to avert all civil service layoffs for the 2025-26 budget. A lot of people said Los Ange…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM

We can’t normalize this

L.A. will not stand for these raids.   We can’t let this chaos be our new normal. The Trump administration is trying to sow division in our city, but Angelenos stood together and refused to be divided. As Trump and his administration work to continue their unprecedented assault on i…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM

I want to know your thoughts

Will you fill out our September survey?   The White House has been using raids on our communities to try to divide Angelenos, but trust me: we’re stronger than that. Even as the Trump administration launches attack after attack on our city, I’m keeping Angelenos from all walks of li…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
September 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM

We won’t let them divide us

Never scared.   Our mid-September fundraising deadline is tonight, and now, more than ever, we need the support of this strong team. Will you pitch in now to help invest in our work? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immedia…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
September 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM

We will stand together.

Will you join our base of monthly supporters?   Team, Yesterday, the Supreme Court gave the White House and federal agents the power to racially profile, detain, and vanish Angelenos. No evidence, no warrant, no explanation. This ruling is a blow to L.A.’s immigrant communities and …
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
September 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM

No one deserves to live in fear

Los Angeles will not back down.   Friend — The Supreme Court just ruled to uphold the Trump administration’s cruel and racist ICE raids in Los Angeles. The Supreme Court’s decision overturns the Temporary Restraining Order that blocked federal agents from racially profiling and disc…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
September 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Happy Birthday Los Angeles!

  Hi there, today is L.A.’s birthday! Mayor Bass loves Los Angeles — that’s why she's working to move this city forward in a new direction. There’s simply nowhere in the world like Los Angeles — it’s the greatest city in the world. L.A. has so much to offer, from our countless smal…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
September 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM

Thank a union

Renewing our commitment to workers’ rights for years to come.   Friend, I hope you had a restful long weekend. Monday’s Labor Day celebrations were a powerful reminder that Los Angeles is a city fueled by union work and we’re committed to fighting for the labor movement in every ind…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
September 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM

The courts have struck down Trump’s assault on Angelenos

The Trump administration’s deployment of the National Guard in L.A. was illegal.   Team — this is big. A senior U.S. district Judge just issued a preliminary injunction handing the Trump administration yet another loss in court. The deployment of the National Guard in L.A. was illeg…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 31, 2025 at 7:40 PM

We’re stronger together

We won’t let them divide us.   Team, Throughout this summer, the Trump Administration has tried to divide Los Angeles with stunts and political attacks, but it hasn’t worked and it will never work. Our city will always stand united, protecting our immigrant communities and the peopl…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM

Keeping up the fight, even under pressure

Even under pressure, Mayor Bass is helping keep L.A. moving forward.   Team — Even despite the Trump administration’s recent attacks on our city, Mayor Karen Bass has been hard at work moving Los Angeles forward by reducing homelessness, making our city safer, and proving that progr…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 6:13 PM

First L.A., then DC. What’s next?

Cities led by Black women have been the first targets of Trump’s political overreach.   Team, The Trump administration has made their playbook clear: they’re targeting Democratic cities and using them as a testing ground to see just how much he can get away with. And cities led by B…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 26, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Back-to-school season should be filled with excitement, not fear.

Trump’s unconstitutional raids have Angelenos living in fear.   Friend, This week, kids across Los Angeles put on their backpacks and headed back to school. But for too many families, the first day was clouded by fear. Instead of feeling the joy and excitement of the new school year…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM

Only a few days before our deadline

Mayor Bass needs our support.   Team — Mayor Karen Bass has been hard at work moving Los Angeles forward by reducing homelessness, making our city safer, and proving that progress is possible when we work together. At the same time, she’s standing strong against the Trump administra…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM

This is the truth about crime in Los Angeles

Here’s what’s really going on in L.A.   Team, The Trump administration claims they’re deploying the National Guard in American cities to fight crime. But here’s the truth about Los Angeles: For two years in a row, homelessness has gone down — the first time that’s happened in our ci…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM

$1 from you = 7x the power

Maximize your impact!   Friend, Did you know that Los Angeles has a public matching funds program? It’s one of the most powerful tools everyday residents can use to make their voices heard in our local democracy. Here’s how it works: for every $1 L.A. residents contribute to Mayor B…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM

Trump just proved Mayor Bass right

Mayor Bass has never shied away from speaking truth to power.   Friend, When Mayor Bass warned that Donald Trump was using Los Angeles as a test case for authoritarian overreach, some people didn’t want to believe it. But earlier this month, Trump proved her right by deploying the N…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 18, 2025 at 8:41 PM

Happy 818 Day!

  Happy 818 Day! Every year on 8/18, we gather to celebrate the 818 — the beauty of our communities in the Valley and all they have to offer our city. Today, the Mayor is out and about in the SFV with Angelenos, visiting the small businesses that make the Valley great, meeting with…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM

The Trump administration is disrupting our communities

I’m reaching out personally to ask for your support.   Team — The Trump administration is still disrupting our city’s communities. Yesterday, the White House sent federal agents to try to intimidate elected officials at a press conference in Los Angeles. There’s no other way to put …
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Mayor Bass isn’t scared of Trump’s threats

They started with Los Angeles. Now they’re testing to see how far they can go in DC.   Friend, Mayor Bass is using every tool in her toolbox to fight back against the Trump administration’s authoritarianism, even as they threaten to take Los Angeles to the Supreme Court. Mayor Bass …
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM

You belong here.

I’ll never stop fighting for L.A.’s immigrant communities.   Friend, Just over two months ago, our city was calm. People were going to work, dropping their kids at school, spending time in our parks, and living their lives in peace. That changed when the Trump administration launche…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM

Mayor Bass is building a greener LA

This solar power project is one of the biggest in the nation.   Team, Mayor Karen Bass just announced the completion of the Eland Solar-plus-Storage Center — one of the largest solar and battery energy storage projects in the entire country. This is a huge milestone in the fight fo…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM

Just finished the interview with Rachel Maddow

The people of Los Angeles stand with DC.   Friend, The Trump Administration sent the military to our city to lie about what happened here and to sow fear and chaos, all as an experiment and a political stunt. Now, they’re trying to do the same in Washington, DC. The Trump administr…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
August 11, 2025 at 8:02 PM

Were troops deployed in your neighborhood?

Our work isn’t over.   Team, We’ve got a quick question for you: In the past two months, did you even see a single person from the National Guard or the Marines? YES NO The Trump Administration tried to flex its power by deploying military forces to our ci…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM

Trump is taking us to the Supreme Court

Los Angeles will not back down.   Friend — The Trump Administration is taking Los Angeles to the Supreme Court. Twice now, federal courts have struck down this administration’s unconstitutional immigration raids and ruled in favor of the people of Los Angeles. For two months, Washi…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM

I want to hear directly from Angelenos

  Friend, Every day, I’m working to protect our communities, stand up to the Trump administration, bring more Angelenos indoors, and make Los Angeles a city where everyone has a fair shot. We’re making real progress. Homicides and violent crime are down, housing placements are up, …
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM

Sending a clear message

The Trump administration thought they could divide Los Angeles. They were wrong.   Friend, In a victory for the rule of law and for the City of Los Angeles, the 9th Circuit ruled to uphold the Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) to stop the Trump Administration’s unconstitutional and…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM

The MAGA recall effort ends today.

We stayed focused despite their attempts to distract us.   Friend, Today marks the official deadline for the MAGA recall effort against me. It failed. Angelenos did not want the distraction of a recall to take away from the focus of solving serious problems in the city. This recall…
  Mayor Karen Bass · [email protected]
August 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM

A Notorious Encampment – Gone

A Notorious Encampment – Gone View this email in your browser En Español | 한국어 Dear Angeleno, Today, we housed more than 30 Angelenos who had been living in squalid conditions at a notorious encampment in Van Nuys in the San F…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
July 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM

The battle against Trump and ICE

  Hi there, As Los Angeles is fighting the battle against Trump and ICE’s extreme raids, tonight’s deadline is a critical one.  It’s our chance to show the strength of our movement. So, can you chip in before midnight to help us reach our goal and send a message to Trump? secure.ac…
  Team Bass · [email protected]
July 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM

Los Angeles is not backing down.

Trump tested Los Angeles. Mayor Bass said no.   Team, Nearly two months ago, our city was calm. That is, until the Trump administration launched an all-out assault on Los Angeles — testing dangerous, authoritarian tactics right here in our own backyard. They’ve flown in right-wing …
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
July 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM

Together, with locked arms

Los Angeles is turning a corner — together.   Hi there, When I became mayor, I said I would treat our homelessness crisis like the emergency that it is. Not with slogans but with real, human solutions. And for the first time in nearly 20 years, we’re seeing real progress. We’ve bro…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
July 28, 2025 at 7:41 PM

ICE raids impact us all

The raids must end.   The ICE raids in Los Angeles must end. I’m reaching out to you today not just as the Mayor of Los Angeles, but as someone who believes deeply in humanity and justice for every person who calls this city home. People in our city are afraid to leave their homes. …
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
July 25, 2025 at 6:16 PM

We’ve faced a lot together

None of this would be possible without your support.   Friend, Los Angeles has faced a lot recently — federal troops on our streets, a lawsuit from the Trump Administration, and growing attempts to divide and intimidate our city. Despite everything, we’ve still achieved great progre…
  Karen Bass · [email protected]
July 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM

Trump’s “experiment” ends now

  Good afternoon. From the beginning, I’ve said that Los Angeles is being used as a test case by the Trump administration, and I’m doing everything I can to ensure that experiment ends here.  The withdrawal of 2,000 National Guards and 700 Marines from our city was a victory. But t…
  Mayor Karen Bass · [email protected]
July 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM

Shine LA: This Saturday 7/26

Shine LA: This Saturday 7/26 View this email in your browser En Español | 한국어 Dear Angeleno, With just 11 short months until the FIFA World Cup, Shine LA invites us to come together, roll up our sleeves, and make our neighbor…