L.A. Mayor Bass on Efforts to Recall Her: ‘Recalls Have Almost Been a Rite of Passage for Elected Officials in California’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT CAPEHART Madam ░░░░░░░░ this is actually my ░░░░░░░░ my second question and ░░░░░░░░ sort of switches gears ░░░░░░░░ There as as you ░░░░░░░░ know we all know ░░░░░░░░ of folks were not ░░░░░░░░ with the city s ░░░░░░░░ with your response And ░░░░░░░░ fact on Monday Silicon ░░░░░░░░ philanthropist and former RFK ░░░░░░░░ Running mate Nicole Shanahan ░░░░░░░░ the group that she ░░░░░░░░ helping to fund filed ░░░░░░░░ to begin a recall ░░░░░░░░ begin an effort to ░░░░░░░░ you as mayor And ░░░░░░░░ wrote on on x ░░░░░░░░ Angeles has endured enough ░░░░░░░░ a city of hope ░░░░░░░░ s now overrun with ░░░░░░░░ chaos and suffering Today ░░░░░░░░ begin the effort to ░░░░░░░░ the city of angels ░░░░░░░░ the people First step ░░░░░░░░ Karen Bass your your ░░░░░░░░ to that statement but ░░░░░░░░ this effort to recall ░░░░░░░░ BASS Yes You know ░░░░░░░░ Sadly recalls have almost ░░░░░░░░ a rite of passage ░░░░░░░░ elected officials in California ░░░░░░░░ Gavin Newsom faced a ░░░░░░░░ there were 67 recalls ░░░░░░░░ what her motive is ░░░░░░░░ have no idea because ░░░░░░░░ s not connected to ░░░░░░░░ Angeles in any way ░░░░░░░░ I do have to ░░░░░░░░ that what she is ░░░░░░░░ about Los Angeles is ░░░░░░░░ true at all We ░░░░░░░░ reported on a big ░░░░░░░░ in crime The city ░░░░░░░░ not in chaos I ░░░░░░░░ that the coverage of ░░░░░░░░ fires in the beginning ░░░░░░░░ lot of people thought ░░░░░░░░ entire city was on ░░░░░░░░ And Los Angeles is ░░░░░░░░ very big very sprawling ░░░░░░░░ And so I would ░░░░░░░░ with what she s ░░░░░░░░ to begin with and ░░░░░░░░ status of the recall ░░░░░░░░ don t know I ░░░░░░░░ hope it does not ░░░░░░░░ forward It doesn t ░░░░░░░░ sense It costs an ░░░░░░░░ lot of money And ░░░░░░░░ I m up for ░░░░░░░░ in June and the ░░░░░░░░ there would be an ░░░░░░░░ would be January So ░░░░░░░░ the deficit that we ░░░░░░░░ facing in Los Angeles ░░░░░░░░ last thing we need ░░░░░░░░ do is to have ░░░░░░░░ two elections The other ░░░░░░░░ is is that I ░░░░░░░░ laser focused on getting ░░░░░░░░ people who lived in ░░░░░░░░ palisades to return home ░░░░░░░░ the idea that you ░░░░░░░░ inject something like this ░░░░░░░░