Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Backtracks on $500,000 Payday for Wildfire Recovery Czar After Outcry
After facing backlash for agreeing to pay a new czar $500,000 to help with recovery efforts in Los Angeles in the wake of devastating wildfires, the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, has reversed course and announced that he would be doing the job for free.
Mayor Bass to give update on recovery, rebuilding efforts across Los Angeles 1 month after wildfires erupted
At a news conference Friday morning, Mayor Karen Bass will provide an update on the recovery and rebuilding process taking place across Los Angeles.
A month after the wildfires: LA to speed up rebuilding efforts
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Friday marked the one-month anniversary of the LA wildfires with a vow to fully rebuild and conduct a thorough review of the response to the disaster. Bass — who has taken heat from some critics for her handling of the firestorm — spoke to reporters at City Hall Friday morning and outlined numerous steps she says have been taken to expedite rebuilding and the recovery process.
1 month later after SoCal fires: LA Mayor Bass promises independent investigations, vows to rebuild
Marking the one-month anniversary of the Eaton and Palisades fires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says it has been 31 days since the city launched the largest disaster recovery operation in the city's history.
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Why is Karen Bass getting so much blame for the LA fires but county supervisors so little?
Being a county supervisor can be hard work in California, but in times of crisis, it’s a lot less uncomfortable than being a mayor, Robert Greene argues.
Trump rips LA Mayor Karen Bass at wildfire briefing: ‘You have emergency powers, just like I do’
President Trump tangled with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Friday after touring wildfire damage in America’s second-largest city — demanding she use her “emergency powers” and allow residents to return ...
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LA Mayor Karen Bass promised before being elected to not go abroad — then was caught in Ghana when fires erupted
LA Mayor Karen Bass promised voters ... to the States on Wednesday, Bass has continuously pushed her constituents to “reject those who seek to divide us.” She even made another promise ...
Trump Publicly Spars with Karen Bass After Touring Wildfire Damage
California is seeking federal emergency aid from Trump and Congress as it continues to recover from the fires, with several ...
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After the fires, the mandate for Karen Bass remains the same: House the people of Los Angeles
Any student of California history knows the story of the 1906 earthquake. San Francisco was torn apart by the quake itself, then ravaged by the fire that followed. California’s great city, a hub of ...
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Bass deflects questions about Ghana trip as newly surfaced pics show LA mayor at cocktail party while Palisades flames first erupted
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday deflected questions ... The mayor, a former US congresswoman, previously vowed in a New York Times interview leading up to the mayoral election in 2022 ...
Petition Demanding Karen Bass Resign Over Fires Signed by Thousands
"We, the undersigned residents of Los Angeles and concerned citizens, urgently call for the immediate recall of Mayor Karen ...
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Karen Bass once insisted she wouldn’t go abroad as LA mayor. Instead, she took five city-funded trips overseas
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ... paid for by those who can afford it. Karen Bass once promised she wouldn’t go abroad as the mayor of Los Angeles — now ...
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LA Mayor Karen Bass told NY Times in 2021 that she wouldn't travel internationally as mayor
Bass previously served in Congress, specifically on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and spent several years working on U.S. relations with Africa, according to the Times. Rep. Karen ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass 'not worried' about supposed 'animosity' between Trump and California
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushed back against questions about ... "I have spoken with representatives of the incoming administration. I'll be talking more about that in the coming days." ...
Mayor Karen Bass taps Illinois consulting firm to support Palisades fire recovery
Evanston, Ill.-based Hagerty Consulting will do 'full project management, coordinating all of the different private and ...