Forbes26d
LA Mayor Bass Says She Had ‘Positive’ Talks With Trump Team—After Trump Accused Bass Of ‘Incompetence’
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Sunday she is in communication with the incoming Trump administration as local and state politicians have invited President-elect Donald Trump to visit California ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer22d
Hontiveros dispels ‘conspiracy theories’ on adolescent pregnancy bill
Risa Hontiveros again dispelled “conspiracy theories” surrounding the controversial Senate Bill No. 1979, or the proposed Prevention of Adolescent Pregnant Act of 2023. In a statement on ...
The New York Times28d
L.A. Mayor and Fire Chief Try to Show a United Front Amid Tensions
At a news conference, Mayor Karen Bass said she and the fire chief, who claimed the city had not sufficiently funded the Fire Department, were in “lock step.” By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs Mayor ...
New York Post28d
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 denied rebuffing an offer by the FDNY to help try to contain the area’s deadly fires — even though California officials have said they don’t have enough ...
USA Today28d
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.
The Desert Sun27d
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 ...
New York Post26d
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 ...
Nature26d
Fluorescent probes articles from across Nature Portfolio
Fluorescent probes are molecules that absorb light of a specific wavelength and emit light of a different, typically longer, wavelength (a process known as fluorescence), and are used to study ...
Los Angeles Times1mon
Karen Bass left L.A. for Africa as wind, fire warnings increased. She returned to a burning city
For the first 24 hours of Los Angeles’ wildfire disaster, Mayor Karen Bass was a constant presence on social media, urging Angelenos to flee evacuation zones and announcing her decision to ...
Black Enterprise29d
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 ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer23d
Hontiveros refutes critics of prevention of adolescent pregnancy bill
Risa Hontiveros is both shocked and outraged about circulating lies surrounding Senate Bill No. 1979, otherwise known as the Prevention of Adolescent Pregnancy Act of 2023. Hontiveros, author of ...
Los Angeles Times24d
Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded
As the Palisades fire exploded in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, Mayor Karen Bass was posing for photos at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana, pictures posted on social media show. By the time she ...