Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Backtracks on $500,000 Payday for Wildfire Recovery Czar After Outcry
After facing backlash for agreeing to pay a new czar $500,000 to help with recovery efforts in Los Angeles in the wake of devastating wildfires, the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, has reversed course and announced that he would be doing the job for free.
Mayor Bass gives update on recovery, rebuilding efforts in Pacific Palisades 1 month after wildfire erupted
At a news conference Friday morning, Mayor Karen Bass will provide an update on the recovery and rebuilding process taking place across Los Angeles.
1 month later after SoCal fires: LA Mayor Bass promises independent investigations, vows to rebuild
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass discussed what has been done so far one month after the Palisades Fire erupted - and what's still to come.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Order to Waive All-Electric Building Requirement for Rebuilding After Los Angeles Wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1, entitled “Return and Rebuild,” in response to the
A month after the wildfires: LA to speed up rebuilding efforts
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Friday marked the one-month anniversary of the LA wildfires with a vow to fully rebuild and conduct a thorough review of the response to the disaster. Bass — who has taken heat from some critics for her handling of the firestorm — spoke to reporters at City Hall Friday morning and outlined numerous steps she says have been taken to expedite rebuilding and the recovery process.
LA Mayor provides update on wildfire recovery efforts
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass provided an update on wildfire recovery efforts a month after the Eaton, Palisades and Hurst fires first erupted.
Los Angeles wildfire czar's $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback, mayor reverses course
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reneged wildfire czar Steve Soboroff's $500,000 compensation for 90 days of work after the ...
Karen Bass Was Elected for Her Experience. Right Now, L.A. Wants More.
Ms. Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires. But many Los Angeles ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes the limits of partisanship
Bass will push the limits of partisanship in Los Angeles and let us know once and for all how much city residents are willing ...
Mayor Karen Bass taps Illinois consulting firm to support Palisades fire recovery
Evanston, Ill.-based Hagerty Consulting will do 'full project management, coordinating all of the different private and ...
After the fires, the mandate for Karen Bass remains the same: House the people of Los Angeles
Any student of California history knows the story of the 1906 earthquake. San Francisco was torn apart by the quake itself, ...
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Mayor Bass issues emergency order to support displaced students after California wildfires
The executive order aims to eliminate bureaucratic delays, allowing affected students and child care facilities to quickly ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces heat for fire budget, Ghana trip as city burns
LOS ANGELES − Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing political heat from across the city and beyond as catastrophic fires continue to burn for the fourth day. The fires have killed at ...
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Los Angeles Can’t Recover from Tragic Fires Without a Leader — Karen Bass is no such thing
In the aftermath of the devastating fires that have scorched communities across Los Angeles, one thing is abundantly clear: our city is in desperate need of leadership. As we struggle to pick up the ...