California voters have had the power to recall elected officials. It was meant for a time like this, when “indolent” and incompetent leaders are failing. The recall allowed citizens to quickly remove an officeholder and vote in a replacement at the same time.

LA residents informed Bass that they’ve been told it will be 18 months before they can start rebuilding — a claim the mayor said wasn’t the case.

Corruption is ingrained in Los Angeles,” said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit public interest group.

President Donald Trump and LA Mayor Karen Bass briefly argued over the timeline for allowing evacuated residents to return and rebuild after the Palisades Fire.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order on Tuesday to quickly deploy clean-up efforts in recent fire zone areas and examine the environmental imp

At this point, it remains to be seen just how vulnerable Bass is due to her perceived failure to prepare and then respond to the fires.

Critics also accuse Bass of slashing the Los Angeles Fire Department’s share of the city budget by $23 million, a cut that supposedly caused fire hydrants to run dry and starved brave firefighters of the resources they needed to battle the once-in-a-generation fire.

In recent polling conducted by Pollster David Wolfson over January 19th-22nd of over 1,100 likely voters, LA City voters significantly disapprove of Mayor Karen Bass’ job performance on wildfire response.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass could face a stiff reelection challenge, and the open-seat governor’s race in California is likely to focus on rebuilding plans.

The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it could also bring flash floods and mudslides. Although forecasts show that the risk is relatively low, local officials are taking the warnings seriously.

So far, many clues to the origins of the deadly Eaton fire, which started in the area just after 6 p.m. that evening and went on to kill 17 people, have pointed to the brushy hillside where a tangle of electrical lines stretch up Eaton Canyon.

When a politician says “don’t politicize” a significant event like the fires that have swept Los Angeles County, it’s a good ... Such is the case with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who seem to be blaming others.