LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Mayor Karen Bass is scheduled to speak during Monday evening’s opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, discussing her relationship with Kamala Harris and touting what she sees as her past efforts on behalf of Los Angeles and its residents.
Bass has known Harris since the mayor was speaker of the Assembly from 2008-2010. Harris swore Bass into office as mayor in 2022.
Bass is scheduled to speak at 3:45 p.m. Monday at the Democratic National Convention as she works to elect Harris as the next president.
Bass is set to return to Los Angeles Tuesday, according to her office.
Monday’s convention’s theme is “For the People,” with President Joe Biden delivering the keynote address and first lady Jill Biden also set to speak.
Los Angeles City Council members Bob Blumenfield, Monica Rodriguez, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Curren Price and Heather Hutt are also scheduled to attend the convention at the United Center, which will run through Thursday, prompting cancellation of this week’s council meetings.
Blumenfield, a member of the Democratic National Committee and vice president of the Democratic Municipal Officials, an organization of Democratic local elected officials across the nation, will serve as a “super delegate.”
Blumenfield told City News Service that he’s attended Democratic National Conventions since 1980 in different roles. He recalled attending the convention as a youth journalist and later as a commission staffer, volunteer and an elected delegate.
“The Democratic convention has changed a lot over the years — much more radically from the ’60s,” Blumenfield told City News Service.
“The convention is still a platform to activate the campaign in the final push toward the general election, to get the party and Democratic activists excited, and the convention itself is technically a meeting of the party.”
Blumenfield said he was excited to be part of the energy at the convention.
“It’s always nice to connect with a lot of folks,” Blumenfield said. “I’ll be seeing people from across the country.”
Blumenfield said it was great that Harris, who has a home in Brentwood, is the party’s presidential nominee because she is “close to many of us in the L.A. delegation and understands our issues.”
“I think that’s going to be a great benefit to Los Angeles,” Blumenfield said.
Hutt is a delegate in the category known as “party leaders and elected officials,” notable local elected and party officials, though not governors or members of the federal government, said Devyn Bakewell, he communications director.
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