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Mayor Karen Bass was sworn in as the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles by Vice President Kamala Harris at the inauguration ceremony on Sunday, December 11.
Kamala Harris is the first woman and first woman of color to ever serve as Vice President of the United States. Karen Bass is the first woman and woman of color to serve as Mayor of Los Angeles.
The inauguration of Karen Bass as the 43rd Mayor of Los Angeles on Sunday, December 11 featured a variety of speakers and performances commemorating the historic moment for the city.
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Inaugural Address by Mayor-elect Bass has pledged to take Los Angeles in a new direction by housing people immediately and increasing safety and opportunity in every neighborhood
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Oath of Office administered by Vice President Kamala Harris to Mayor-elect Karen Bass
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Poems by Amanda Gorman and Sophie Szew
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Performances by Mary Mary, the Hamilton High School Chamber Choir, Chloe Bailey and Stevie Wonder
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Remarks by Senate President pro-Tempore Toni G. Atkins (the first female California Senate President pro Tempore) and Kent Wong (Director of the UCLA Labor Center)
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Interfaith invocation by Rev. Norman Johnson (Mayor-elect Bass’ Pastor and Pastor of First New Christian Fellowship Baptist Church), Rabbi Sharon Brous (Senior Rabbi of IKAR), Dr. Sadegh Namazikhah (Executive Director of IMAN Cultural Center) and Pastor Rene Molina (Co-founder of Iglesia Restauración)
