Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism from across the city's political spectrum over the preparations for and handling of the fire outbreak that started Tuesday.

Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles is facing public criticism for being in Ghana during the raging wildfires in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing backlash as wildfires continue to burn across Southern California. But why is she facing political heat?

In a series of posts on X, Controller Kenneth Mejia called it “disgraceful" that city officials are downplaying major cuts to the fire department amid deadly wildfires.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain patient.

The Los Angeles mayor said none of the budget cuts could have impacted the city’s response to ongoing wildfires.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass repeatedly dodged questions about her leadership and alleged lack of initial presence during the ongoing wildfires affecting the area.

(Accra, Ghana, is eight hours ahead of Los Angeles ... writing on X that the Los Angeles Fire Department was “currently addressing a fast-moving brush fire situation in the Palisades Hills ...

Seeing their homes burn and their businesses destroyed while their mayor is partying in Ghana usually tends to provide a wakeup call that will eventually strike even Los Angeles and Sacramento.