Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and city hall have been radio silent since Bass called for an investigation into the ...

She says it's a perfect metaphor for the gathering at the library today. For Altadena, an unincorporated area without a formal city center, the library was seen by many as something of a city hall.

In unincorporated Altadena, with no city hall per se, she’s effectively the “mayor.” And throughout the burn scar, many see her as the most high-profile local elected voice in a region that ...