Karen Bass, Los Angeles Mayor

The claim: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired fire chief
The fire chief spoke at a press briefing with Mayor Karen Bass after her supposed ouster. The department said claims of her firing are false.
LA Mayor Karen Bass' brother loses home in Palisades Fire
Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has revealed that her brother lost his Malibu home in the still-raging Palisades wildfires.
LA Times Today: Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
L.A. Fire chief Kristin Crowley pointed the finger at Mayor Karen Bass and budget cuts to the L.A. Fire Department. And she’s not alone. But, what’s the reality? And is this a matter of politics or a matter of math?
Petition demanding LA Mayor Karen Bass resign over fire response reaches over 152K signatures
Nearly 153,000 people have signed a petition demanding Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass resign, citing mismanagement of the city's wildfire crisis.
LA Mayor Karen Bass says brother lost homes in wildfires she’s been widely blamed for: ‘It’s hit my family too’
Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — who has been widely criticized for her handling of the historic wildfires devastating the city — revealed that her own brother lost his home to
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.
LAFD Bravest demand fire chief resign in blistering letter: ‘Best for the citizens of LA’
Former and current LAFD members also blasted Crowley for letting over 125 senior commanders retire under her watch, creating ...
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City controller blasts Mayor Bass, city leaders over fire budget cuts: 'Disgraceful'
In a series of posts on X, Controller Kenneth Mejia called it “disgraceful" that city officials are downplaying major cuts to ...
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‘There’s just a pile-on’: How Karen Bass lost control of the wildfire narrative
LOS ANGELES — Karen Bass may have been born and raised in ... But the budget debate culminated in an extraordinary public rift with city fire Chief Kristin Crowley, who said in multiple ...
Bill Maher trashes Karen Bass, Cali officials for response to fires: 'Fiddling in Ghana while the city burned’
During the closing monologue of HBO’s "Real Time," host Bill Maher trashed the government for how they’re handling the ...
LA celebs imply LA Mayor Karen Bass backlash is over race — not drastic cuts to fire department, being out of US during wildfires
The 53-year-old actress has lived in the City of Angels for nearly three decades but couldn’t recall another mayor facing the ...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Appoints Former Police Commissioner Steve Soboroff To Lead City’s Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has named Steve Soboroff 'chief recovery officer' as the city looks toward rebuilding following ...
LA Mayor Bass’ political future in turmoil after fire response backlash
Less than two weeks after the start of what has become one of the state’s most destructive natural disasters, Los Angeles ...