Accomplishments

Street homelessness is down 17.5% — the largest two-year decrease since the Point in Time Count began in 2005.

LA achieved its first-ever back-to-back annual decreases in homelessness.

More than 23,000 Angelenos were moved inside to temporary housing — over 5,300 more than in 2022. 

The number of makeshift shelters, tents, cars, vans, and RVs declined for a second consecutive year, down 13.5%. 

Permanent housing placements in the City of Los Angeles reached an all-time high.  

Inside Safe conducted over 100 operations, bringing thousands of people in from the streets.  

Mayor Bass declared a State of Emergency on homelessness on her first day in office.  

The RAND Corporation found a 49% decline in street homelessness in Hollywood, attributing it to the Inside Safe program. 

Expanded LA's housing plan by 500% under the Bass Administration. 

Executive Directive 1 is accelerating tens of thousands of units of affordable housing.  

Since its inception, ED1 has facilitated the approval of over 18,000 affordable housing units.  

Under ED1, the city must complete the affordable housing approval process within 60 days.  

Signed the Adaptive Reuse Ordinance to convert underused commercial buildings into housing citywide.  

Directed approvals for 1,400 pipeline housing units to be expedited as part of wildfire response.  

City Council codified Executive Directive 1 as permanent law, locking in affordable housing streamlining for years to come.  

Launched “House our Vets” campaign, streamlining the voter process and partnering with property owners — already moving nearly 400 veterans and achieving more of a 99% retention rate

Signed the first update to LA's Rent Stabilization Ordinance in nearly 40 years. 

The ordinance covers about 74% of rental units in Los Angeles and caps annual rent hikes between 1% and 4%.  

Prohibits rent increases when tenants add family members such as children or elderly relatives. 

Eliminates outdated utility-related surcharges previously passed through to tenants.  

Helped lead Measure A — a countywide ballot measure funding renter protection and homelessness prevention programs.  

Partnered city agencies to deploy $1 million in rental assistance to vulnerable AANHPI households facing housing instability. 

Homicides decreased 28.1%, gang-related homicides dropped more than 50%, and shooting victims decreased 26.2% since Bass was sworn in. 

Drove homicide rates to their lowest level since 1966.  

Reversed years of LAPD staffing decline with executive action to accelerate hiring and improve retention.  

LAPD applications reached a four-year high — a 28.3% increase from the prior year.  

Created the city's first-ever Office of Community Safety, directing $50 million toward violence prevention.  

The CIRCLE program responded to nearly 10,000 calls for service — providing an unarmed alternative to LAPD for non-emergency situations. 

The Organized Retail Crime Task Force made more than 350 arrests and recovered over $66 million in stolen merchandise. 

Gang-related homicides in GRYD zones dropped 56% compared to 2022, and gang shooting victims fell 48%. 

Created LA's first-ever Comprehensive Infrastructure Plan (CIP) via Executive Directive 9, October 2024.  

LA was the only major city in California without a Capital Infrastructure Plan prior to Mayor Bass's directive.  

Aligns infrastructure investment with voter-approved Measure HLA for the first time.  

For the first time, engages the disability community as a key partner in planning the public right-of-way.  

Installed more than 250 speed humps and implemented 450 school slow zones to protect students.  

Made 180 quick-build intersection improvements to prevent hit-and-runs near schools.  

Installed more than 200 solar-powered street lights in the San Fernando Valley, along the LA River, and other neighborhoods.  

Established a Capital Planning Steering Committee to coordinate maintenance, funding, and project prioritization across city departments. 

Officially eliminated coal-generated electricity for the City of Los Angeles — a historic milestone in LA's transition to 100% clean energy by 2035.  

Nearly 16,000 EV chargers installed — a 77% increase in available charging infrastructure since Bass took office.  

Los Angeles now has the most EV charging stations of any city in the country.  

The Port of LA was awarded an unprecedented $412 million EPA grant to support its zero-emission transition.  

LA reached its goal of creating more than 100,000 green jobs by end of 2025 — over one year ahead of schedule. 

Secured an $8 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to strengthen zero-emission hydroelectric infrastructure.  

Secured a $6.8 million California DTSC grant to remediate a 7-acre brownfield site in Southeast LA into affordable housing and a park.  

Certified or re-certified more than 250 businesses through the City's Green Business Program.

Authorized and broke ground on LA's new Convention Center, driving new investment in the city.  

Appointed LA's first-ever Film Czar to keep and grow production in the city.  

Slashed filming fees by 70% at Griffith Observatory and reopened LA Central Library to production after 10+ years.  

Issued Executive Directives 8 and 11 to streamline city processes for film production and cut red tape.  

Successfully advocated for an expanded California Film and TV Tax Credit Program — originally created by Bass as CA Assembly Speaker.  

California's Film and TV Tax Credit Program has generated tens of billions in investment and created nearly 200,000 jobs.  

Leveraged 2028 Olympics and FIFA World Cup preparation to drive job creation and infrastructure investment citywide. 

Issued Executive Directive 12, mobilizing $1.7 million in immediate relief for families impacted by federal immigration raids.  

ED12 became a model for other cities — including Portland, Minneapolis, and Chicago — facing similar federal immigration threats.  

Joined forces with more than 20 Southern California mayors and nearly 30 state and federal legislators to demand an end to the raids.  

Issued directives prohibiting any City resources, personnel, property, or data from being used to support federal immigration enforcement.  

Organized a national coalition of mayors to stand against ICE overreach and military troop deployments to American cities.  

Bloomberg Opinion recognized Bass's response to ICE as a national model for Democratic mayors.