A Candid Conversation with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass - Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

It’s been a year in Los Angeles. Between the historic wildfires, rapid recovery efforts, and the ICE raids over the summer, Mayor Karen Bass has been tasked with moving at a breakneck speed to meet the demands of a city in peril.   <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQdNdebmVrI">Watch this conversation</a> on our new <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@talkeasypod">YouTube channel</a>.   The Mayor joins us this week to reflect on her office’s response to ICE in Los Angeles (7:00), the federalization of thousands of National Guard troops by the Trump administration (11:20), and the ongoing legal battle now being waged in court (15:00). We also discuss the city’s “rapid rebuilding efforts” in the aftermath of the January wildfires (21:45), lessons learned from the historic catastrophe (25:50), and why she cut through “federal red tape” (28:48) to push forth her Inside Safe program desi...