Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded
Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces heat for fire budget, Ghana trip as city burns
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism from across the city's political spectrum over the preparations for and handling of the fire outbreak that started Tuesday.
Where is Karen Bass? LA Mayor Returns From Ghana Trip as City Burns
More than 4,000 acres have been burned by wildfires on the outskirts of LA and people are asking why the city's mayor was in Africa as the crisis unfurled.
LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat teams to start cleaning debris
Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain patient.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes back against criticism over management of wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass repeatedly dodged questions about her leadership and alleged lack of initial presence during the ongoing wildfires affecting the area.
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The Los Angeles fires are a human disaster long in the making
Why cut the fire department’s budget ... the FBI should take a look at the books. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was in Ghana when her city’s fires began, despite ample warnings that a disaster ...
Did Budget Cuts Affect Emergency Response To L.A. Wildfires? What To Know About Funding To City’s Fire Department.
The Los Angeles mayor said none of the budget cuts could have impacted the city’s response to ongoing wildfires.
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Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded
(Accra, Ghana, is eight hours ahead of Los Angeles ... writing on X that the Los Angeles Fire Department was “currently addressing a fast-moving brush fire situation in the Palisades Hills ...