Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is again calling for an end to the "unnecessary deployment" of National Guard troops in the city after the federal government had them sent to the region in response to immigration enforcement protests.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is again calling for an end to the “unnecessary deployment” of National Guard troops in the city, as roughly 2,000 remain for what the federal government is calling protection for immigration agents and federal property.

There is a widening gulf between Pacific Palisades, where the annihilation remains palpable as far as the eye can see, and the rest of the city. Amid her successes, the mayor still faces harsh critics in the wealthy coastal enclave.