In Karen Bass’ alternate universe, she’s doing a fantastic job

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delivered the first of two planned State of the City addresses Monday from the EXPO Center in Exposition Park, and also from somewhere in a parallel universe.

In that world, everything is fine. She’s solving homelessness and housing affordability by “accelerating” 30,000 new units and implementing “expanded tenant rights and capped rent increases.” She’s helping film productions navigate the permitting process, and the “entertainment industry is finally coming...