Mayor Karen Bass’ homelessness czar, Mercedes Márquez, will leave her high-profile post next month, with state housing official Lourdes Castro Ramírez set to succeed her, the mayor’s office ...

Karen Bass Announces More Senior Staff Members Bass previously announced that Chris Thompson would be her chief of staff, and Mercedes Marquez would be chief of housing and homelessness Solutions.

Why the change: The mayor’s current homelessness czar, Mercedes Marquez, has been in the role since Bass started as mayor in December and will stay on as an advisor to assist the transition.In a ...

Mayor Karen Bass wants officials to vet each of its vacant surplus properties by March 31 to determine which ... for interim housing and affordable housing in general,” said Mercedes Marquez, ...

Mercedes Marquez, Bass' chief of housing and homelessness solutions, said the city has yet to spend the initial $50 million because of spending by Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles, CA - July 31: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, speaks at a news conference alongside Councilmember Nithya Raman, center and Mercedes Marquez, chief of housing and homelessness ...

What’s Next. Bass has created a cabinet of department heads dealing with homelessness led by Chief of Housing and Homeless Solutions Mercedes Marquez and asked for a report back on how to move ...

Mercedes Márquez, left, is departing as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass' top housing and homelessness official, to be replaced by Lourdes Castro Ramírez. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times and Irfan Khan ...

Mayor Karen Bass' homelessness czar, Mercedes Márquez, will leave her high-profile post next month, with state housing official Lourdes Castro Ramírez set to succeed her, the mayor's office ...