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 Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing withering criticism for her response to the firestorm ravaging her city.
Karen Bass and local Democrats have failed Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and local Democrats have failed the city by weakening the fire department and being absent ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes back against criticism over management of wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass repeatedly dodged questions about her leadership and alleged lack of initial presence during the ongoing wildfires affecting the area.
LA Times owner rips Mayor Karen Bass for slashing fire department budget: ‘A bad call’
Firefighters working to combat the blaze which has killed at least 10 people encountered empty hydrants and insufficient ...
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 ...
Los Angeles County wildfires latest: 153,000 residents still under evacuation as Kenneth Fire order lifted
The fires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures since Tuesday, when they first began popping up around a ...
Los Angeles’ devastating wildfires: Letters to the Editor — Jan. 11, 2025
The government’s management of the historic wildfires raging across Los Angeles. I am one of the lucky ones, now “only” ...
LA Mayor Bass balks at help from FDNY as fires still rage: sources
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass rebuffed an offer by the FDNY to help try to contain the area’s deadly fires — even though ...