Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass kicked off her reelection bid on Monday, saying she is seeking a second four-year term while continuing to “deliver the change that Angelenos deserve.”
In a fundraising email to supporters, Bass said her administration, which is less than 19 months old, has made major strides on homelessness, public safety, the delivery of city services and other issues.
“I am running for a second term because we cannot afford to stop our momentum,” said Bass, who took office in December 2022.
Bass filed paperwork on Monday to form a fundraising committee for the June 2026 mayoral election. If she fails to obtain 50% of the vote in the primary, she would face an opponent in a runoff that November.
The mayor’s pitch for donations went out three days after officials reported that the number of “unsheltered” homeless — those living in tents, vehicles and makeshift structures — went down by 10.4% citywide compared with the prior year. Many were moved into hotels, motels and other forms of interim housing as part of the mayor’s Inside Safe initiative.