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Two Weeks After the Blazes, Karen Bass Faces a Firestorm of Blame-Throwing and Political Opportunism
LOS ANGELES - As emergency personnel gain increasing control of the Palisades and Eaton blazes, a new firestorm has erupted.
Ex-US attorney says Bass bears ‘ultimate responsibility’ for failures in fire response
Michel Valentine, former U.S. attorney, blamed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for what he described as failures in the local ...
With her city in flames, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ political future hangs in the balance
It remains unclear how much the city and its mayor will ultimately be to blame for the explosive horror of the Palisades fire ...
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‘There’s just a pile-on’: How Karen Bass lost control of the wildfire narrative
LOS ANGELES — Karen Bass may have been born and raised in ... She has declined one-on-one interviews and stuck largely to talking points, standing in stark contrast to Gov.
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City controller blasts Mayor Bass, city leaders over fire budget cuts: 'Disgraceful'
In a series of posts on X, Controller Kenneth Mejia called it “disgraceful" that city officials are downplaying major cuts to ...
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Bass deflects questions about Ghana trip as newly surfaced pics show LA mayor at cocktail party while Palisades flames first erupted
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday deflected questions about ... The mayor, a former US congresswoman, previously vowed in a New York Times interview leading up to the mayoral election ...
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Before Taking Office, L.A.’s Mayor Said She Would Not Go Abroad
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires broke out. Three years ago, she promised in an interview to cut back on her world travel and ...
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Bass said in media interview during LA mayor campaign wouldn't travel abroad, but did amid fires
While Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass originally made a promise not to travel abroad in her position, she was in Ghana when the wildfires broke out in Los Angeles and prompted evacuations.
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Karen Bass once insisted she wouldn’t go abroad as LA mayor. Instead, she took five city-funded trips overseas
Karen Bass once promised she wouldn’t go abroad ... despite committing to stopping international travel in a 2021 interview as she ran for office. “Not only would I of course live here ...
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Khloe Kardashian slammed on social media after calling LA Mayor Karen Bass 'a joke' amid ongoing fires
During an interview, LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley said the ... One user said, 'Instead of Khloe Kardashian talking bulls** ...
Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department push back against speculation chief was dismissed
The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to ...
‘There’s just a pile-on’: How Karen Bass lost control of the wildfire narrative
The Los Angeles mayor, along with Gov. Gavin Newsom, has become the main target of outrage about the Los Angeles wildfires.