Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...
LA Mayor Bass rejects FDNY’s offer to help — despite not having enough firefighters to battle blazes still raging: sources
LA Mayor Karen Bass rebuffed an offer by the FDNY to help try to contain the area’s deadly fires — even though California ...
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 the timing of an ...
Karen Bass left L.A. for Africa as wind, fire warnings increased. She returned to a burning city
With Mayor Karen Bass far from L.A., Rick Caruso, her opponent in the 2022 election, swept in to fill the gap, blasting the ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass Faces Scrutiny For $17M Fire Department Budget Cut Despite An Existing $819M
Since Mayor Bass returned to LA, she has thanked the LAFD for their service and announced that the fires have been "fully ...
Petition Demanding Karen Bass Resign Over Fires Signed by Thousands
A petition demanding the resignation of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over the response to devastating wildfires in the city ...