Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley was fired by Mayor Karen Bass just hours after delivering a scathing public critique of the city's leadership, accusing it of underfunding and...

Jan 10, 2025 · As the most destructive fire in Los Angeles area history rages, Mayor Karen Bass faces criticism over the timing of an overseas trip and budget cuts made months ago that affected the city’s...

Jan 13, 2025 · Apocalyptic fires had been ravaging Los Angeles for more than 24 hours when Mayor Karen Bass stepped off a plane and into a now-viral encounter that may come to define her mayoralty.

Jan 15, 2025 · Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced renewed scrutiny Wednesday after new details emerged about her trip to Ghana and the exact timing of her travel back to the United States, raising further...

Jan 9, 2025 · Mayor Karen Bass refused to answer questions about the Los Angeles fires Wednesday as a reporter pressed her about being out of town while fires burned out of control in her city.

Jan 11, 2025 · Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LA Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley put on a united front during a news conference Saturday on the deadly wildfires which continue to rage — a day after...

Jan 11, 2025 · Fire Department budget cuts burn Bass as fires blaze. Budget documents obtained by USA TODAY show that the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was reduced from $837 million in fiscal year 2024 to ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Bass has been buffeted by public relations crises since returning from her disastrously timed trip to Africa: escalating tensions with the fire chief over the department’s funding, an online...

Jan 11, 2025 · For Mayor Karen Bass, the horror show was compounded by every chief executive’s worst nightmare. She was halfway around the globe, on a trip to Ghana as part of a presidential delegation. As her city faced its greatest crisis in decades, the first-term mayor confronted a critical test of her leadership two years after taking office.

1 day ago · PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Mayor Karen Bass and Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff toured the Palisades Fire area on Monday to get a firsthand look at the massive destruction.