A NEW SPEAKER
Assemblywoman Karen Bass has been in office just two years. But leadership starts not within the halls of government but in the neighborhood. Bass was responsible for “Community Coalition” in South Los Angeles. The organization was the result of all she saw as a physicians assistant in the ER at County USC Medical Center. She witnessed the shooting victims, the drug addicts and the gang members. She wanted to do something that would help.
The first order of business was the removal of hundreds of liquor stores that predominated in south LA. The group also campaigned against sleazy motels that were part of the prostitution problem. Today they have 34 full-time employees and are active in social services.. after school programs and foster care. She made a difference.
The biggest problem for Governor Schwarzenegger is how to cut a deal with the new Speaker. He loves to mix it up in his smoking tent in the patio outside the Governor’s office. She hates cigars.
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She is termed out in 2010, correct? Perfect timing to seek statewide office.