Police had to use flash bang grenades in order to disperse crowds of violent, anti-ICE agitators.
Videos of news briefings on the mayor’s Facebook page do not include the Q&A portion in which she answers questions from reporters.
Mayor Bass was in Ghana attending the presidential inauguration of new President John Dramani Mahama while areas around LA burned.
“And we’ve got a lot of tough questions that we need to ask the mayor, and the city council, and our representatives, and the county representatives, why didn’t you work to mitigate this? What was your brush mitigation program?”
“Now we are asking the most fortunate Angelenos to participate in this effort with personal, private sector and philanthropic funds,” Bass said.
“It’s a shame Mayor Bass is afraid to come testify about her policies that have increased homelessness in Los Angeles and enabled a culture of corruption.”
“We don’t want environmental risks or hazards concentrated, particularly in black or brown communities,” Bass said.
“People are done with these skeezy political tricks, and I’m done with CBS.”
“I do understand that their primary incentive is financial,” Bass said.
“Well let me just say the ‘riots’ that were reported never happened.”