Editing Los Angeles (section)

===21st century===
In 2002, Mayor [[James Hahn]] led the campaign against secession, resulting in voters defeating efforts by the San Fernando Valley and Hollywood to secede from the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailynews.com/20121104/secession-drive-changed-san-fernando-valley-los-angeles|title=Secession drive changed San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles|author=Orlov, Rick|date=November 3, 2012|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|access-date=January 12, 2015|archive-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225225853/http://www.dailynews.com/20121104/secession-drive-changed-san-fernando-valley-los-angeles|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[2022 Los Angeles mayoral election|2022]], [[Karen Bass]] became the city's first female [[Mayor of Los Angeles|mayor]], making Los Angeles the largest U.S. city to have ever had a woman as mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-16/2022-california-election-bass-wins-los-angeles-mayor-caruso|title=Karen Bass elected mayor, becoming first woman to lead L.A.|date=November 16, 2022|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=November 18, 2022|archive-date=November 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117000148/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-11-16/2022-california-election-bass-wins-los-angeles-mayor-caruso|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2025, a series of [[January 2025 Southern California wildfires|devastating wildfires]] caused by severe winds swept through Southern California, with the [[Palisades Fire|Pacific Palisades fire]] causing widespread destruction in Los Angeles' northwestern community of [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles|Pacific Palisades]], with many calling it the most destructive in the history of the city of Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Cleave |first1=Iona |last2=Ibbetson |first2=Connor James |date=2025-01-09 |title=Worst fire in LA's history leaves entire neighbourhoods in ruins |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/0/wildfires-la-pictured-comparison-before-after/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

Los Angeles will host the [[2028 Summer Olympics]] and [[Paralympic Games]], making Los Angeles the third city to host the Olympics three times.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://money.cnn.com/2017/07/31/news/los-angeles-olympics-2028/index.html|title=Los Angeles will host 2028 Olympics|last=Horowitz|first=Julia|date=August 1, 2017|website=[[CNNMoney]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731190432/http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/31/news/los-angeles-olympics-2028/index.html|archive-date=July 31, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/cities-which-have-hosted-multiple-summer-olympic-games.html|title=Cities Which Have Hosted Multiple Summer Olympic Games|website=worldatlas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161215161622/http://www.worldatlas.com/articles/cities-which-have-hosted-multiple-summer-olympic-games.html|archive-date=December 15, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>