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Mayor Bass opens up about trip to Ghana during LA fires; “I felt absolutely terrible"
Mayor Bass told FOX 11 that no advance warnings were given to her about the weather and wind event prior to leaving the country.
Mayor Bass says she wasn't given warning on weather prior to Ghana trip
"I felt absolutely terrible not being here for my city," LA Mayor Karen Bass told FOX 11's Elex Michelson during a sit-down interview addressing her trip to Ghana as the wildfires broke out. She said she wasn't given any early warnings about the weather prior to her leaving the country.
LA Mayor Bass admits Ghana trip prior to wildfires was a mistake
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is addressing her trip to Africa during the historic windstorm that preceded January’s deadly Los Angeles wildfires, admitting for the first time that she now views it as a mistake.
LA Mayor Bass concedes Africa trip was ‘absolutely’ a mistake after botched wildfire response
Bass was in Ghana for the swearing-in of its president when the fires began, even though there was a high fire risk known at the time.
LA Mayor Says Her Ghana Trip Ahead Of Deadly Fires Was 'Absolutely' A Mistake
There is no question about that,” Bass added in her interview Thursday with NBC4’s Conan Nolan. The former congresswoman’s trip was preplanned. She landed in Ghana to attend the inauguration of the nation’s new president on January 5,
Trip to Africa before Palisades, Eaton fires a mistake, Mayor Bass says
In an interview late last week, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass admitted that she made a mistake by taking a trip to West Africa despite reports of severe fire weather that ultimately sparked two of the most destructive wildfires in the city’s history.
Karen Bass admits trip to Ghana was a mistake
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is addressing her trip to Africa during the historic windstorm that preceded January’s deadly Los Angeles wildfires, admitting for the first time that she now views it as a mistake.
LA Mayor Karen Bass on storm preps in Palisades Fire burn areas and updates in recovery efforts
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, along with Dr. Ariel Cohen with the National Weather Service, gave an update on the city's ...
Mayor Bass claws back $500K for LA recovery czar pay
Steve Soboroff, the recently appointed Los Angeles wildfire recovery czar, was to be paid $500,000 for 90 days of work, ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been busy shaking down businesses
Bass has “behested” $20,629,025 since her election in 2022, including more than $1.4 million for the Getty House Foundation, ...
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Mayor Bass touts opening of 'one-stop rebuilding center' in aftermath of Eaton and Palisades fires
Amid the rebuilding effort in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has vowed to reduce red tape and speed up the ...
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 ...
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LA Mayor Bass concedes Africa trip was 'absolutely' a mistake amid botched wildfire response
Los Angeles' Democratic Mayor Karen Bass Thursday conceded her Africa trip was "absolutely" a mistake and that she was working to regain the public’s trust after facing backlash for her botched ...
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Has homelessness changed under Mayor Bass? Here’s what you told us
There are big stakes — in particular for L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, who took office in late 2022 on a pledge to make reducing ...
LAPD officers accused of making racist and sexist remarks in recruiting office; mayor calls it ‘outrageous’
A lieutenant, a sergeant and two officers in the LAPD's Recruiting Employment Division have been assigned to home during the ...