The Hill27d
LA Mayor Bass criticized for Africa trip during wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is coming under criticism for being on a trip out of the country as wildfires rip through parts of the Southern California city. President-elect Trump adviser ...
Forbes23d
LA Mayor Bass Says She Had ‘Positive’ Talks With Trump Team—After Trump Accused Bass Of ‘Incompetence’
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday she is in communication with the incoming Trump administration as local and state politicians have invited President-elect Donald Trump to visit California ...
New York Post25d
LA Mayor Bass rejects FDNY’s offer to help — despite not having enough firefighters to battle blazes still raging: sources
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass denied rebuffing an offer by the FDNY to help try to contain the area’s deadly fires — even though California officials have said they don’t have enough ...
The Desert Sun24d
Who is Karen Bass? Why was the LA Mayor in Ghana? What to know amid California wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces backlash from across the city and beyond as catastrophic fires continue to burn for the fifth day. As of Saturday, Jan. 11, six active fires are raging across ...
The New York Times25d
L.A. Mayor and Fire Chief Try to Show a United Front Amid Tensions
At a news conference, Mayor Karen Bass said she and the fire chief, who claimed the city had not sufficiently funded the Fire Department, were in “lock step.” By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Mayor ...
New York Post23d
LA Mayor Karen Bass promised before being elected to not go abroad — then was caught in Ghana when fires erupted
LA Mayor Karen Bass promised voters before being elected that she would not travel abroad — only to be caught gallivanting around Ghana when the worst wildfires in the city’s history broke out ...
Los Angeles Times27d
Karen Bass left L.A. for Africa as wind, fire warnings increased. She returned to a burning city
For the first 24 hours of Los Angeles’ wildfire disaster, Mayor Karen Bass was a constant presence on social media, urging Angelenos to flee evacuation zones and announcing her decision to ...
USA Today25d
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces heat for fire budget, Ghana trip as city burns
While Bass claims that no budget cuts impacted the firefighting efforts, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley directly contradicted this, stating that the cuts had a negative impact on the firefight.
KTLA27d
Why was Mayor Karen Bass in Africa during L.A. fires?
Mayor Karen Bass was on her way back to Los Angeles Wednesday morning as the city remained under siege from several major wildfires. When the first of the wildfires broke out Tuesday, the Los ...
Los Angeles Times21d
Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded
As the Palisades fire exploded in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, Mayor Karen Bass was posing for photos at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana, pictures posted on social media show. By the time she ...
Black Enterprise26d
LA Mayor Karen Bass Faces Scrutiny For $17M Fire Department Budget Cut Despite An Existing $819M
Since Mayor Bass returned to LA, she has thanked the LAFD for their service and announced that the fires have been "fully contained." The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) faced a $17.6 million ...
CNN26d
As the L.A. fires rage, Mayor Karen Bass faces fierce criticism for overseas trip, budget cuts
As the most destructive fire in Los Angeles area history rages, Mayor Karen Bass faces criticism over the timing of an overseas trip and budget cuts made months ago that affected the city’s fire ...