A man identified as activist William Gude disrupted Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during the groundbreaking ceremony for a new interim housing project in East Hollywood.
In the video, he challenged her on the results of the Inside Safe program and asked about claims that her office made changes to the Palisades Fire after-action report. The clip has drawn widespread attention online, with users praising the direct questioning of the mayor.
A man disrupted LA Mayor Karen Bass at the groundbreaking of a new East Hollywood interim housing project, questioning the success of her Inside Safe homelessness program and why she allegedly made edits to the Palisades Fire after-action report. pic.twitter.com/k9MI40Esrh
— Spectrum News 1 SoCal (@SpecNews1SoCal) May 14, 2026
The video was posted on X by Spectrum News 1 SoCal (@SpecNews1SoCal). In the clip, a man interrupts Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at an outdoor event as she speaks from a podium. The footage shows Bass later responding to reporters near a vehicle while the man continues to ask questions in the background. The video does not capture the full exchange or what occurred immediately before or after the interruption…