The Mayor of Los Angeles Talks ICE Raids, Homeless Crisis & The Palisades Fire | Karen Bass

In one of the most talked-about episodes in Échale Podcast history, host Jose Quintero sits down face to face with the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass — the first woman and second Black person ever to hold this office. No scripts. No softballs. Just real questions that LA deserves answers to.   We go there. All of it. From the Palisades Fire and the Ghana trip, to the $17.8 million cut to the LA Fire Department budget, to the lawsuit from her own Fire Chief — Mayor Bass addresses the controversies head on. We also talk about what's actually working — homelessness numbers down for the first time in 20 years, standing up to ICE raids, protecting immigrant families, and getting LA ready for the World Cup and the 2028 Olympics.   This is the conversation LA has been waiting for.  🎙️ 🎙️ FOLLOW ÉCHALE PODCAST: Instagram: @echalepodcast TikTok: @echalepodcast YouTube: @JoseQuinteroTV Website: https://stan.store/Echale   In this episode we cover: ✅ The Palisades Fire — where was she and what really happened ✅ The $17.8 million cut to the LA Fire Department ✅ The lawsuit from former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley ✅ Homelessness in LA — the wins AND the problems ✅ ICE raids in Latino neighborhoods — what can the city actually do ✅ MacArthur Park — kids at summer camp during a federal operation ✅ The K Line and why LA transit is still a mess ✅ The World Cup 2026 and Olympics 2028 — is LA ready? ✅ What she would do differently in a second term ✅ The weight of being the first woman to lead this city This is Échale Podcast — where no question is off the table. 🎙️🔥    Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.