LA Mayoral Candidates Share Plans for Public Safety, Immigration, and Homelessness at Public Accountability Assembly Hundreds of people from different faith backgrounds attended a public accountability assembly hosted by One LA-IAF at Precious Blood Church in Westlake in Los Angeles, Calif. on Oct. 11, 2026 to demand more from their leaders. The forum included Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman, along with candidates for L.A. County sheriff who were asked to address the community's concerns. Hundreds of people from different faith backgrounds attended the public accountability assembly hosted by One LA-IAF at Precious Blood Church in Westlake in Los Angeles, Calif. on Oct. 11, 2026. The forum included Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman, along with candidates for L.A. County sheriff. Parishioners like Noemi Tagorda walked up to the stage to share their stories and faith leaders then asked each candidate if they were willing to work with One LA-IAF to address the issues while giving each candidate a minute to respond.Immigration Retreat Commitment From CandidatesManuel Olvera, a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church in San Gabriel, shared the story of a friend and immigrant churchgoer who asked Olvera to share his story on his behalf due to fear. Councilmember Raman committed to hosting an immigration retreat and meeting with One LA-IAF. She shared that she is also an immigrant from India, who arrived in the US when she was 6.Mayor Bass made the same commitment as Raman with One LA-IAF but when it came to the topic of immigration, she chose to focus on her past work of being part of a congressional hearing alongside, "It was several months ago, but you came to me and you proposed the idea of doing a city hearing on immigration, we established a great partnership then," said Bass to One LA-IAF."And what we did was we actually turned it into an official congressional hearing and what I am hopeful is that in the next 25 days or so, I try not to count, we will have a change in the House of Representatives. " Bass wants to focus on differentiating between drug dealers and drug users and fighting for residential drug treatment if elected to a second term in office.Homelessness And Regular Meetings FocusRaman shared the successes on reducing homelessness in her district and wants to center a compassionate response to the ongoing crisis. For the final question, organizers asked each candidate if they were willing to meet regularly to address the topics discussed, collaborate on other issues if needed and if the candidate was willing to host a retreat. This public accountability assembly hosted by One LA-IAF will continue as a platform for the community to demand more from their leaders.