The claim: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired fire chief
The fire chief spoke at a press briefing with Mayor Karen Bass after her supposed ouster. The department said claims of her ...
Fact Check: LA Mayor Olympic flag video falsely linked to 2025 wildfires
A video of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass disembarking a flight with the Olympic flag after the 2024 Paris Games handover ceremony has been falsely linked online to the January 2025 wildfires in the ...
‘Everyone needs to be on high alert,’ mayor says, as a new burst of dangerous winds bears down on Los Angeles
After a weekend of reprieve allowing fire teams to continue making progress battling the deadly infernos burning in Los ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass should resign in disgrace, but it’s not worth trying to recall her
Since 1911, California voters have had the power to recall elected officials. It was meant for a time like this, when “indolent” and incompetent leaders are failing. The recall allowed citizens to ...
Seattle Times7d
The Los Angeles fires expose a web of governments, weak by design
As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass confronts a city dealing with devastating fires, her performance has raised questions, ...
Los Angeles begins long recovery from fires — and braces for new disasters
Officials released details about the recovery effort from the initial Los Angeles fires — an effort expected to last up to 18 ...
Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...
Los Angeles Times2d
His town burned in California’s most destructive fire. This is his advice for rebuilding in L.A.
She had been watching news coverage of the firestorms in Los Angeles. “It’s just exactly ... Bolin, the vice mayor of the town at the time, spent the night at a friend’s place alongside ...