2026 WKAR Election Your Team. Your Vote. In Depth.
Public Media from Michigan State University
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

LA mayor on her plan to counteract increase in homelessness

Season 2023 Episode 157 | 8m 53s

Los Angeles is home to the country’s largest homeless population and new Mayor Karen Bass promised solutions upon entering office in December. Last month, she signed a $13 billion city budget with 10 percent of it dedicated to addressing the problem. Much of the new investment aims to house the homeless and clear street encampments. Geoff Bennett discussed the initiative with Mayor Bass.

Major corporate funding for the PBS News Hour is provided by BDO, BNSF, Consumer Cellular, American Cruise Lines, and Raymond James. Funding for the PBS NewsHour Weekend is provided by Consumer Cellular and Cunard Cruise Line. For a complete list of funders for the PBS NewsHour and PBS NewsHour weekend, click here.
Extras
October 28, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
How the Associated Press tracks and calls races on Election Night
Where key Senate races stand in the final days of campaigning
Democratic and GOP strategists assess midterm landscape in final week
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro flees to U.S. after election loss
America's long history of gerrymandering and its role in this year's midterms
Shock, anger and mourning in Spain after 2nd major train crash this year
Remembering pioneering labor leader and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta
New polls suggest surprising Democratic gains in red-state Senate races
What's next for Israel after election produces political gridlock