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 ...
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The Los Angeles Fire Chief at the Center of the Storm
Kristin Crowley, who is taking flack for her diversity efforts, has publicly criticized city cuts to her department.
No, Los Angeles mayor didn’t decline New York City’s offer to help fight wildfires
New York City lacks forest fire-certified personnel, but offered other aid to California, according to New York City Mayor ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass rejects assistance from FDNY; Newsom accepts help from Mexico crews
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently rejected an offer for assistance from the New York Fire Department, outlets reported.
Outraged LA residents call for ‘immediate recall’ of Mayor Karen Bass over wildfires — as petition hits over 50K signatures
Bass slashed $17.6 million from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year — which critics blasted ...
LA mayor, found in Africa amid wildfire crisis, vowed in 2021 to stop traveling abroad
Mayor Karen Bass promised in 2021 that she would not travel abroad if elected to lead Los Angeles, according to the New York ...
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 ...
Trump planning visit to Los Angeles to survey wildfire damage
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have both invited Donald Trump to visit California to assess the damages from the fires.