LA Mayor Karen Bass acknowledges ‘grief, anger, utter shock’ of wildfires in new message
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass offered her condolences to her city residents who have experienced loss in the California ...
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LA's wildfires disaster: Another indication of an empire's decline?
THE Los Angeles fires would be the US' biggest disaster, with its destructive cost estimated at $150 billion, 300,000 residents evacuated,10,000 buildings raised, 16 confirmed killed, with the fire ...
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 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.
LA Wildfire updates: Crews race to contain fires with menacing winds forecast to return
Firefighters raced Saturday to cut off spreading wildfires before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward the world famous J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
Khloe Kardashian calls Los Angeles mayor ‘a joke’ amid ongoing wildfires
With five major wildfires continuing to devastate neighborhoods across Los Angeles, Khloe Kardashian took to Instagram to ...
Los Angeles mayor's office, fire department refute speculation chief was dismissed
The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to ...
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 ...