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LA Times Owner Criticizes Mayor Karen Bass Over Wildfires After LAFD Budget Cuts: 'Competence Matters'
Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Wednesday called into question Mayor Karen Bass' recent slashing of the L.A. Fire Department's budget as the city is being ravaged by urban wildfires.
As LA Wildfires Burn, Critics Are Dragging Black Mayor Karen Bass To Hell For for Being In Africa
Los Angeles is in crisis as deadly wildfires have torn through the area and forced thousands of people to leave their homes. But while residents are doing their best to deal with the impact of the devastating fires intensified by the Santa Ana winds,
LA residents rip Mayor Karen Bass as Palisades wildfire burns homes to the ground: ‘You’re useless’
Hey Karen! How’s Ghana?” another person asked. “LA you ask? Yeah it’s burning to the f–king ground but it’s better you’re not here anyways because you’re
LA Mayor Bass criticized for Africa trip during wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is coming under criticism for being on a trip out of the country as wildfires rip through parts of the Southern California city. President-elect Trump adviser
Where is Karen Bass? LA Mayor Returns From Ghana Trip as City Burns
More than 4,000 acres have been burned by wildfires on the outskirts of LA and people are asking why the city's mayor was in Africa as the crisis unfurled.
Why was Mayor Karen Bass in Africa during L.A. fires?
Mayor Karen Bass was on her way back to Los Angeles Wednesday morning as the city remained under threat of several major wildfires.
LA residents rip Mayor Karen Bass as wildfire burns homes to the ground: ‘You’re useless’
"Hey Karen! How’s Ghana?" another person asked. "LA you ask? Yeah it’s burning to the f--king ground but it’s better you’re not here anyways because you’re useless."
With Bass abroad, even Democrats are slamming LA mayor over wildfires
Los Angeles Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and developer Rick Caurso led the chorus of criticism against the mayor. Tommy Vietor, a former Obama staffer and Pod Save America host, piled on.
LA Mayor Karen Bass cut fire department funding by $17.6M — months before wildfires turned city into hellscape
The Los Angeles Fire Department had its budget cut by a staggering $17.6 million this financial year, records show — as fire ...
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Retired professor blasted by university for 'offensive' remark about California wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (TNND) — The University of Missouri condemned a retired professor on Wednesday for a “deeply offensive” ...
Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?
The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the ...
Bass, Barger, Newsom make emergency declarations in response to LA County wildfires
Emergency declarations from the city, county and state are aimed to speed funding and resources to battle the local fires ...
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Los Angeles residents furious with Dem mayor for visiting Ghana amid raging wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was on a delegation trip to West Africa Tuesday as her city faced raging wildfires.
Watching Rome burn? As Palisades wildfire spreads in counties across Los Angeles, city Mayor Karen Bass enjoys life in faraway Ghana; users go berserk on social media
LA residents are currently furious with their city chief Mayor Karen Bass for being away on a political trip to Ghana while ...
Mayor Bass launches initiative to provide more housing for homeless veterans
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass launched an initiative to provide more resources for unhoused veterans. This comes after a ...
L.A. officials announce preparedness measures ahead of ‘most significant windstorm in more than a decade’
Wild weather – including rain, snow, high winds and dangerous fire conditions – is how Southern California is starting 2025, ...