Petition demanding resignation of LA Mayor Karen Bass signed by more than 92,000
Tens of thousands of people have signed an online petition calling for the "immediate resignation" of Los Angeles Mayor Karen ...
Letters to the Editor: Is it fair to blame L.A.'s fire catastrophe on Mayor Karen Bass?
Generations of firefighting infrastructure planning took place before Karen Bass became mayor. It seems unfair to put all the ...
Los Angeles wildfires: Fresh evacuations ordered Friday evening after Palisades Fire flares up
For five consecutive days, wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged neighborhoods in Los Angeles, destroying more than ...
Flashback: LA Mayor Karen Bass was once considered top VP choice by Biden, praised by Obama as ‘outstanding’
Prior to the wildfire crisis, both President Biden and former President Obama considered Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen ...
Fact-checking criticism of California Democrats over fires
The US president-elect has criticised a top California Democrat for challenges fighting the blazes in Los Angeles.
Who is Karen Bass? Why was the LA Mayor in Ghana? What to know amid California wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing backlash as wildfires continue to burn across Southern California. But why is she ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass handed out rich city contracts, forcing drastic cuts to fire department months before deadly wildfires: records
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding for the fire department after mayor Karen Bass awarded gilded contracts to city ...
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 ...
Gov. Newsom says he has ‘faith in our leaders’ as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass faces scrutiny
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) says he has "absolute faith" in his state's leaders when asked about Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Bass has been criticized for being out of town on a trip to Ghana ...
LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of department turmoil. As a career firefighter, she ...
LA mayor denies sacking fire chief amid growing criticism of response to disaster
The mayor of Los Angeles has denied sacking the city’s fire chief amid growing criticism of the political response to the ...
Los Angeles wildfires death toll rises to 16 as Gavin Newsom faces new firefighting funding scrutiny
California authorities have confirmed a new death toll of 16 as wildfires continue to rage around Los Angeles on Sunday.