Karen Bass Was Elected for Her Experience. Right Now, L.A. Wants More.
Ms. Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires. But many Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles Times27d
Column: Karen Bass was no Nero — and now’s the time for her to prove that
A stone-faced Los Angeles Mayor Karen ... Bass mostly avoided eye contact and didn’t utter a word — not even a “no comment.” Coverage of the fires ravaging Altadena, Malibu, Pacific ...
New York Post25d
LA celebs imply LA Mayor Karen Bass backlash is over race — not drastic cuts to fire department, being out of US during wildfires
Two LA-based actresses claimed embattled Mayor Karen Bass is only facing ... “Act Your Age” co-stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Kym Whitley defended Bass as calls for her removal from office ...
Los Angeles Times28d
Karen Bass left L.A. for Africa as wind, fire warnings increased. She returned to a burning city
For the first 24 hours of Los Angeles’ wildfire disaster, Mayor Karen Bass was ... an emergency. But Bass herself was far from the city. As flames tore through Pacific Palisades, she was on ...
WSET26d
LA water chief knew about empty reservoir, broken hydrants months before fires: Report
The Daily Mail reports the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) CEO Janisse Quiñones was hired by Mayor Karen Bass on a $750,000 ... executive role at electric company PG&E.
Mediaite21d
Images of LA Mayor Karen Bass At Ghana Cocktail Party As Palisades Fire Erupted Triggers Outrage: ‘Reprehensible!’
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is facing more backlash amid the Pacific Palisades fires as images ... wrong judgment here,” Pod Save America co-host Jon Favreau wrote on X in response to ...
Deadline.com28d
LA Mayor Karen Bass Silent & Stony-Faced As She Refuses To Answer Sky News Questions About Wildfires During Awkward Airport Confrontation
That was the conclusion of Sky News journalist David Blevins after he confronted LA Mayor Karen Bass over her ... With a blaze raging in Pacific Palisades, Bass told Blevins, “No, I’m not ...
CNN27d
As the L.A. fires rage, Mayor Karen Bass faces fierce criticism for overseas trip, budget cuts
As the most destructive fire in Los Angeles area history rages, Mayor Karen Bass faces criticism over ... to the fire zone and saw what happened in Pacific Palisades.” CNN reached out to her ...
New York Post23d
Where is the LA fires version of Rudy Giuliani? It’s sure not Karen Bass or Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass surveying the damage from the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images ...
The Independent27d
Why was LA Mayor Karen Bass in Ghana as devastating wildfires broke out?
Instead, Bass ... Mayor Karen Bass, pictured with and California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, was absent when the first fires broke out across LA (EPA) Three fires – Pacific, Eaton ...
The Washington Post27d
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass faces political crisis over trip, budgets amid fires
LOS ANGELES — Amid a California populace already restive and frustrated with its Democratic leaders, Mayor Karen Bass now faces two ... to the fire that struck Pacific Palisades remain unclear.