Mayor Karen Bass breaks tradition with State of the City speech away from City Hall

Source: New York Post

Mayor Karen Bass took her State of the City speech on the road Monday, staging a glossy, campaign-season address at the Expo Center instead of City Hall — a deliberate break from tradition as a high-stakes reelection year looms. Bass’ message was one of pure world-stage optimism: unity, global pride, big sports, big moments. City Hall insiders are already calling this the first of two “victory laps” Bass is expected to take this election cycle — one off campus, one later this spring closer to budget season.