2008 News Releases

Speaker Karen Bass' Op-Ed
The Los Angeles Times - May 13, 2008

Educator and Family Advocate Honored for Women's History Month
blackvoicenews.com - March 27, 2008

Bass Elected Assembly Speaker
Santa Monica Mirror - March 27, 2008

California regions battle over housing money
Los Angeles Times - March 24, 2008

Legislation Protecting Families and Helping to Rehabilitate Imprisoned Youth in California to be Heard in Committee
California Progress Report - March 21, 2008

Capitol leader visits Fresno
Fresno Bee - March 19, 2008

Democrats push oil tax to stop layoffs of teachers
San Jose Mercury News - March 12, 2008

California's foster-care paradox
Los Angeles Times - March 10, 2008

A Lesson From California
Huffington Post - March 10, 2008

Karen Bass Elected First Black Women Speaker of California Assembly
Ms. Magazine - March 7, 2008

Bass Elected 1st Black Woman in California to be Speaker of House
Black Voice News - March 6, 2008

Leadership changes launch new era at Capitol
Alameda Times-Star - March 5, 2008

First African-American Woman Holds Top Position In California ...
AHN - March 3, 2008

LA LAWMAKER MAKES BLACK HISTORY: Karen Bass becomes first black ...
Eurweb.com - March 3, 2008

Time's already running out for new Assembly speaker
Los Angeles Times - March 3, 2008

Physician Assistant Karen Bass Elected Speaker Elect of California ...
Earthtimes - March 1, 2008

California Getting to Know Karen Bass, the Next Speaker of the ...
California Progress Report - February 29, 2008

News Digest
Daily Trojan Online - February 29, 2008

Dan Walters: Bass could face very tough year
Sacramento Bee - February 29, 2008

LA lawmaker to be first black woman to lead California Assembly
San Jose Mercury News - February 29, 2008

Speaker-elect takes the stage
Sacramento Bee - February 29, 2008

First black woman will lead Assembly
Los Angeles Times - February 29, 2008

Bass elected Assembly speaker
Los Angeles Times - February 29, 2008

LA lawmaker first African American woman to lead state Assembly
San Francisco Chronicle - February 29, 2008

California's new Assembly speaker
Los Angeles Times - February 29, 2008

L.A. Democrat becomes first black woman to lead Assembly
San Diego Union Tribune

Karen Bass, to be Elected Speaker of the California Assembly Today ...
California Progress Report - February 28, 2008

LA's Bass to become new Assembly leader
Sacramento Bee - February 28, 2008

Los Angeles Democrat becomes first black woman to lead Assembly
San Diego Union Tribune - February 28, 2008

Today's Fresh Meat
California Majority Report - February 28, 2008

Bass Likely Choice for New Assembly Speaker
News10.net - February 28, 2008

<Karen Bass Makes History
KNBC.com - February 28, 2008

LA woman to succeed Nuñez as Assembly speaker
Los Angeles Times - February 28, 2008

Karen Bass wins race for speaker
Capitol Weekly - February 28, 2008

Bass to be Next Assembly
California Majority Report - February 27, 2008

Bass to be next Assembly speaker
Sacramento Bee - February 27, 2008