The Mayor's List

Saturday, December 10, 2022

From the LA Daily News comes word of a transition advisory team to LA Mayor-Elect Karen Bass. Included on the list are at least two individuals from UCLA, Chancellor Block and the head of the UCLA Labor Center - a part of the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment - Kent Wong.

The list of names on the team is very long. Possibly some others on the list have a UCLA connection; yours truly did not check all the names. Usually, when advisory committees get that big, they don't do much. How could they? Governor Newsom at one point had a large committee that was supposed to advise him about economic recovery during the pandemic lockdown. It faded away without much effect. After the LA Riot, a committee was formed that was supposed to "Rebuild LA." It didn't do much, either.

However, the fact that UCLA is on the advisory team can be taken as a Good Thing, since it suggests both goodwill from the new mayor and a recognition of importance and influence.

You can check out the list at the link below:

https://www.dailynews.com/2022/12/06/election-2022-la-mayor-elect-bass-announcestransition-advisory-team/.

If you spot any other UCLA names, note them in the comment option.

T o h e a r t h e t e x t a b o v e , c l i c k o n t h e l i n k b e l o w : https://ia601402.us.archive.org/25/items/big-ten/list.mp3