You may say Congresswoman Karen Bass was robbed by actuality. After her Baldwin Vista residence was burglarized the opposite week, the progressive Democrat working for Mayor of Los Angeles says she will be able to empathize with residents who fret about rising crime. However as mayor, would she do something about it?

Ms. Bass has moderated her soft-on-crime views considerably through the mayoral marketing campaign as her opponent Rick Caruso, an actual property developer, kilos town’s public security issues. Robberies are up 18% thus far this 12 months from final 12 months. Burglaries (15%) and motorized vehicle thefts (14%) have additionally elevated whereas arrests have declined 11%.