— Mayor Bass acknowledged an expected citywide increase in homelessness, attributing the uptick to reduced federal and state funding, higher cost-of-living pressures, and a lack of adequate services from L.A. County. However, her office maintains that overall homelessness in Los Angeles is still down by roughly 11% compared to when she took office in 2023  9:20 — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has framed the city's upcoming lineup of massive global sporting events—the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the 2027 Super Bowl, and the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games—as a critical catalyst for cleaning up the city, overhauling infrastructure, and addressing homelessness. Her core strategy uses these global deadlines to force urgent civic improvements that directly benefit everyday Angelenos    9:35 — Paramount + WB merger has hit a sign-off snag. Production has a new legislature  incentive    9:50 — Matt “Money” Smith, Host of Petros & Money on AM 570 KLAC on the loss of legendary Lakers announcer Lawrence Tanter. Money is also the radio PXP announcer for the L.A. Chargers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.