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LA Mayor Karen Bass claims she’s pulling out all the stops to rebuild Pacific Palisades, but residents say she’s ‘full of crap’
Mayor Karen Bass is catching heat for her claims that new homes are springing up across the Pacific Palisades just months ...
Judge to weigh whether to subpoena Mayor Karen Bass, LA councilmembers
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmembers Traci Park and Monica Rodriguez could still be called to testify in a ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass signs order to support local film and TV industry
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is advocating for the film and television industry in Los Angeles with a new executive directive ...
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Karen Bass' 2021 tweet comes back to haunt her as LA residents demand accountability
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing major backlash for being in Ghana while her city battled devastating wildfires. Now, a 2021 tweet in which she criticized Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, for going ...
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Bass deflects questions about Ghana trip as newly surfaced pics show LA mayor at cocktail party while Palisades flames first erupted
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday deflected questions about her controversial overseas trip to Ghana as newly unearthed photos show her at a cocktail party in the African country when the ...
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Silent on arrival: LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to answer questions for her absence as wildfires ravage city
An expressionless Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refused to answer reporters' questions after being pressed on her initial absence as wildfires raged across her jurisdiction. "Do you owe citizens an ...
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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.
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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 absence when the fires started. This week, she is trying to reset. By Shawn Hubler Reporting ...
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Mayor Karen Bass is looking vulnerable. But will anyone challenge her in 2026?
Mayor Karen Bass appeared to be on the path to an easy reelection, with no serious challengers in sight after a relatively drama-free first two years in office. But that was before a wildfire ...
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LA Mayor Karen Bass needs to go. But who’s the right person for the job?
At this point, it’s obvious to anyone paying attention that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass bungled the response to the devastating wildfires that wiped out much of the Pacific Palisades ...
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Karen Bass Has Tense Exchange With Reporter Over Wildfires: 'Let Me Finish'
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass during a visit near the fire in Pacific Palisades, California, on January 8. Bass had a tense exchange with a reporter on January 9 after being asked about her "lack ...
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Text messages show Mayor Karen Bass' response when she learned about the Palisades Fire
Newly released text messages from Mayor Karen Bass' phone reveal a bit about her immediate response when she learned about the Palisades Fire that erupted in the Pacific Palisades community on Jan. 7.