**No recording explicitly says the Ghana trip was "part of a plan," but a leaked phone call from days before the fires shows Bass downplaying it:** "I’m missing two workdays, that’s it." She later admitted in interviews the timing was a mistake, saying if she had full info she wouldn't have gone. Yes, in a 2021 NYT interview before running for mayor, she said she would not travel internationally if elected—only to DC, Sacramento, etc.—but has taken multiple overseas trips since. **Key 2022 campaign promises & outcomes (verified from reports):** 1. Homelessness emergency declaration — Done. 2. House 17,000 unhoused in year 1 — Partial (thousands housed, overall unsheltered down ~5%). 3. Reduce street encampments — Progress but ongoing. 4. Hire more police — LAPD hiring increased. 5. Cut violent crime — Down significantly. 6. Build more affordable housing — Accelerated permits. 7. Mental health/substance programs — Expanded co-response teams. 8. Job training for unhoused — Initiatives launched. 9. Community safety partnerships — Invested. 10. Urgent City Hall reform — Mixed results amid scandals. Sources: LA Times, ABC7, NYT, official trackers.