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Images of LA Mayor Karen Bass At Ghana Cocktail Party As Palisades Fire Erupted Triggers Outrage: ‘Reprehensible!’
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is facing more backlash amid the Pacific Palisades fires as images of her at a cocktail party when the fires first broke out have made their way across social media.
The Hill26d
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 ...
USA Today27d
Getty Images, Shutterstock agree to merge in $3.7 billion deal. Here's what to know.
Getty Images and Shutterstock are joining forces, agreeing to a $3.7 billion merger to create a visual content company. The companies announced the merger on Tuesday and said it will be named ...
Black Enterprise25d
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 contained." The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) faced a $17.6 million ...
USA Today24d
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces heat for fire budget, Ghana trip as city burns
While Bass claims that no budget cuts impacted the firefighting efforts, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley directly contradicted this, stating that the cuts had a negative impact on the firefight.
Forbes22d
LA Mayor Bass Says She Had ‘Positive’ Talks With Trump Team—After Trump Accused Bass Of ‘Incompetence’
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) Bass said at a press conference she received a “positive response” from the Trump administration about a ...
New York Post24d
LA Mayor Bass rejects FDNY’s offer to help — despite not having enough firefighters to battle blazes still raging: sources
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (with California Gov. Gavin Newsom in cap) survey some of the devastation from the Palisades Fire on Wednesday. MediaNews Group via Getty Images But the offers ...
KTLA26d
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 siege from several major wildfires. When the first of the wildfires broke out Tuesday, the Los ...
New York Post22d
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 before being elected that she would not travel abroad — only to be caught gallivanting around Ghana when the worst wildfires in the city’s history broke out ...
Los Angeles Times25d
Column: Karen Bass was no Nero — and now’s the time for her to prove that
A stone-faced Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass stood silently as a British reporter asked whether she had anything to tell Angelenos as the most destructive fire in the city’s history raged.
Newsweek24d
Petition Demanding Karen Bass Resign Over Fires Signed by Thousands
More Eric Thayer/Getty Images Bass ... demanding the resignation of Bass "due to her failure to lead during this unprecedented crisis," along with a thorough and transparent investigation into ...
The Desert Sun23d
Who is Karen Bass? Why was the LA Mayor in Ghana? What to know amid California wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces backlash from across the city and beyond as catastrophic fires continue to burn for the fifth day. As of Saturday, Jan. 11, six active fires are raging across ...