In a special episode of What's Next, Los Angeles, we present a 45 minute one-on-one interview with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, recorded last week.

In May, Mike became the executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for public affairs at Cal State Los Angeles. The Institute is dedicated to strengthening, promoting, and defending democracy.  A key focus is studying, understanding, and cultivating public leadership. Last week, Mike launched a new series of fireside discussions, where he will talk  with public officials, candidates, and tought leaders about how their leadership is tested, how they think about how they lead, and what issues they choose to focus on.

Mike's first guest was Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. They sat down October 16 in front of live audience the top of the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles.   They her style of leadership, and the tests and crises that have forged her leadership. They discuss progressive politics, her new challenger in the mayor's race, and they get into the subjects of housing policy, homelessness and the upcoming Olympic Games.

What's Next, Los Angeles? is produced and hosted by Mike Bonin, in partnership with LA Forward.