Unlike criticisms Bass faced for her wildfire response, one political observer says mayor’s skillsets are ‘very well suited’ to addressing latest crisis.

Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles said on Monday that the Trump administration and its immigration raids were to blame for inflaming tensions in the city. In a televised interview, Ms. Bass sought to downplay the protests of the last few days. “This is not citywide civil unrest,” she said on CNN. “A few streets downtown, it looks horrible.”