LA Mayor Karen Bass acknowledges ‘grief, anger, utter shock’ of wildfires in new message
Over 150,000 Californians remained under evacuation orders, largely in the Los Angeles area as of Sunday. At least 16 people ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Mayor Bass, LAFD chief put on united front after speculation of chief's firing
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LA Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley put on a united front during a news conference Saturday on the deadly wildfires which continue to rage — a day after reports ...
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 ...
Petition For 'Immediate Recall' of Los Angeles Mayor Garners Nearly 60,000 Signatures, Cites 'Gross Mismanagement' of Wildfires
Mayor Karen Bass has taken heat for being in Africa when the fires began and for leaving the city ill-prepared to respond to a disaster ...