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Mayor Karen Bass’ handling of LA riots adds to decades of political baggage
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced criticism over her response to anti-ICE riots, past praise of communist leaders and controversies including a deputy mayor's bomb threat and wildfire handling.
The New York Times2mon
Will L.A. Ever Forgive Its Mayor for Being Abroad When the Wildfires Hit?
Los Angeles is rebuilding, but new crises are mounting and Mayor Karen Bass has been haunted by her ... She has tried to explain why she flew to Ghana three days before the fires, even as ...
LAist2mon
LAist gets LA mayor’s already released fire-related texts — still waits on more records
Text messages sent and received from the city cellphone(s) issued to Mayor Karen ... attending a party at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana. Following the party, texts show a concerned Bass rushing ...
Press-Telegram3mon
LA Mayor Karen Bass needs to go. But who’s the right person for the job?
If Los Angeles is our ship of state, Karen Bass is Captain of the Titanic. The good news is, the new president of Ghana loved the ... The Democratic Party wanted LA Councilman Michel Woo, who ...
Whittier Daily News3mon
LA Mayor Karen Bass needs to go. But who’s the right person for the job?
If Los Angeles is our ship of state, Karen Bass is Captain of the Titanic. The good news is, the new president of Ghana loved the inaugural gift ... The Democratic Party wanted LA Councilman Michel ...
New York Sun3mon
Karen Bass’s Staff Knew Wildfires Could Destroy Los Angeles but Failed To Clue in the Mayor Before Her Jaunt to Ghana
Staffers with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s office ... the Ghanaian president and a cocktail party at the U.S. Embassy on January 7, the day the destructive Palisades fire broke out. More than a ...
Los Angeles Times3mon
Bass aides were warned of growing fire danger before she flew to Ghana
The day before Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left for ... as well as a U.S. Embassy cocktail party, on Jan. 7, the day the Palisades fire broke out. Bass’ team did not inform her of the Friday ...
Los Angeles Magazine3mon
Fired Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley Loses Appeal
Ghana's new president. Bass mingled with Mahama, who has been heavily criticized for his stance opposing LGBTQ+ rights, at a cocktail party at the U.S. Embassy on Jan. 7 as Crowley, the city's ...
Indiatimes4mon
Mayor Karen Bass partied in Ghana as her city, Los Angeles, burned; here is the mind-boggling excuse she gave
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced criticism for visiting Ghana during a period of known wildfire risks ... This content is authored by a 3rd party. The views expressed here are that of the respective ...
The New York Times4mon
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 residents are looking for something bolder at the moment. By Adam Nagourney ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune4mon
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes the limits of partisanship
Los Angeles is a Democrat-run city, with a Democrat mayor, not a single Republican on the City Council, and a dominant Democrat Party that ... disapprove of Mayor Karen Bass’ job performance ...