Apologies about starting up a new O/thread, but I found it interesting that the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, who was on a 'fact finding' trip to Ghana while the fires raged around her city had never had a proper job (outside of politics) that could have prepared her for becoming Mayor.

All her life has been about political and community activism before she entered paid politics in 2004. Prior to that, she was a medical assistant. She's now 71.

While in office, she redirected millions of dollars from public services (fire etc.) to helping the homeless.

How do people with no relevant experience get these jobs?


Is she a perfect example of a technocratic appointment?