Joe Rogan Experience #2542 - Steve Hilton · Aired Aug 19, 2026
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass vetoed a requested audit of homelessness spending in Los Angeles.
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There was nothing for her to veto. The review of LA's homelessness spending was ordered by a federal judge in the LA Alliance case, not requested and blocked at City Hall, and Bass was called into court over its findings rather than being in a position to stop it.
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Is it true that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass vetoed a requested audit of homelessness spending in Los Angeles?
No, not as stated. There was nothing for her to veto. The review of LA's homelessness spending was ordered by a federal judge in the LA Alliance case, not requested and blocked at City Hall, and Bass was called into court over its findings rather than being in a position to stop it. It was said on Joe Rogan Experience #2542 - Steve Hilton, aired Aug 19, 2026, at 59:20. We haven't independently confirmed who said it. The supporting source is cbsnews.com, linked below.
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