Karen Bass, Los Angeles Mayor

Mayor Bass approved a raise for ex-Los Angeles fire chief before Bass fired her
Mayor Karen Bass previously approved a merit-based pay raise of 2.5% for former Fire Chief Kristen Crowley — weeks later firing Crowley over what Bass characterized as leadership failures related to January’s wildfires.
Fewer than 20% of LA residents approve of Mayor Bass' wildfire response, poll shows
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, in partnership with the Los Angeles Times, conducted a survey revealing that over 40% of registered voters rated Bass's response to the wildfires as "poor or very poor." In contrast, 19% viewed her response as "excellent or good," while 22% considered it fair.
LA Mayor Karen Bass accused of deleting texts in wake of wildfire disaster
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing accusations of deleting her text messages from the early days of the deadly wildfires, according to a report.
Politics expert explains Mayor Karen Bass' negative polling after the fires
The latest LA Times-UC Berkeley poll found that less than 20% of residents thought that Mayor Karen Bass's response to the wildfires was excellent or good.
41% of Los Angeles disapproves of Mayor Karen Bass' wildfire response, new poll says
The latest LA Times-UC Berkeley poll shows that 41% of residents described Bass' response to the disaster as poor or very poor. Researchers also found that 19% of Angelenos thought she did an excellent or good job during the fires,
LA Mayor Karen Bass facing recall effort over handling of Palisades Fire
Criticism is growing against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass following her handling of the devastating Palisades Fire, and now she is facing a recall effort. The recall campaign is led by Nicole Shanahan,
Fewer than 20% of L.A. residents give Mayor Bass high marks for fire response, poll shows
A little over 40% of L.A. voters said Mayor Bass did a poor or very poor job in responding to the fires, while just 19% saw ...
Fired Los Angeles fire chief loses reinstatement bid after denying Karen Bass’s allegations
The Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly against reinstating fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley. Los ...
LA Mayor Bass says, ‘I would never quit on my city,’ as recall effort gets underway
Did I know that it was a difficult job? Absolutely. Am I ready for the job? Most definitely,” she said in an interview with ...
LA City Council keeps controversial firing of former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley in place
The Los Angeles City Council overwhelmingly voted to keep the controversial firing of former Fire Chief Kristin Crowely in ...
LA wildfires: What text messages sent to and from LA fire chief during blaze show
Text messages released to ABC News through a public records request provide new insight about what local officials were ...
‘Wounded’ Bass has long path to rebuilding public confidence in leadership post-LA fires: Poll
Just 19% of Los Angeles residents characterized the mayor’s response to the fires as excellent or good, marking a steep decline in goodwill towards Bass.
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Fire chief ousted by LA Mayor Bass loses City Council appeal to get her job back
Former LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley made her case to the City Council on Tuesday, pushing back against many criticisms ...
Emails prove Karen Bass’ office knew of ‘critical’ fire risk before LA mayor skipped off to Africa
Mayor Karen Bass’ office had been warned of “critical” fire conditions before the Palisades Fire — despite her claims that she knew nothing of the danger when she left the ...