Karen Bass
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We collaborate on a daily basis.
I set up an office of major events to handle all of the events.
The culmination, of course, is the Olympics and the Paralympics.
But we have the World Cup, the U.S.
Open for golf for women.
We have the Super Bowl.
All of those things are happening before we get to the Olympics.
And so we continue to work together.
The decision whether Casey Wasserman stays was up to the board.
They've made their decision.
My role is to make sure that the city of Los Angeles is ready to welcome
thousands, tens of thousands of visitors from around the world, and that all of the venues that take place in the city of LA are prepared.
Well, let me just tell you that one thing that has been very enjoyable about being mayor is that we are all in conversation and collaborate with each other and look at each other's experience.
So actually, my view of San Francisco started with the former mayor,
london breed who really focused on ai she said she wanted it to be the ai capital of the world and i see how he has continued that and i'm sure he will expand it even further looking at his ties in the business community now you know san francisco is a much much much smaller
city than Los Angeles is.
We are so big, 500 square miles, that we don't have one big industry.
I mean, the entertainment industry, of course, is a rock, but so are several other industries as well.
Absolutely.
Well, I ran because Los Angeles was the epicenter for the country in homelessness, especially street homelessness.