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Effort to recall Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass underway after January’s wildfires

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' text messages related to the Palisades Fire were deleted, as noted by the Los Angeles Times report.
Bass was in Ghana during the fires, and her office stated there were 'no responsive records' for the text messages requested.
City lawyer David Michaelson explained that the California Public Records Act does not apply to text messages, noting that the Mayor's phone auto deletes texts.
Bass admitted her trip was a mistake, indicating she would not have traveled had she known the fire's severity.

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abc 7 LA

Mayor Bass' texts on Palisades Fire response were not saved, report says

The text messages Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sent and received about the Palisades Fire were reportedly not saved.

1 day ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Hot Air

LA Times Wonders: Why Does Mayor Bass Delete All Her Text Messages?

1 day ago·Arlington, United States

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RedState

Say What? LA Mayor Karen Bass Deleted Text Messages Regarding Her Response to Devastating Wildfires

2 days ago·Washington, United States

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Pacific Pundit

Comrade Karen Bass caught deleting text messages she received before and during L.A. wildfires

Looks like Comrade Karen Bass, the Ghana travler is illeglly deleting text messages related to the L.A. Wildfires before, during and after the blazing inferno that basically whipped out Pacific Palisades and Alta Dena. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is deleting her text messages, thus defeating efforts by media organizations to obtain them as government communications subject to public records requests, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Time…

2 days ago

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DNyuz

L.A. Times: Mayor Karen Bass Is Deleting Her Text Messages

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is deleting her text messages, thus defeating efforts by media organizations to obtain them as government communications subject to public records requests, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Times reported that it had been unable to obtain Bass’s text messages concerning her overseas trip to Ghana, during which the L.A. fires broke out, because they were automatically deleted and the city had not retained them.…

2 days ago

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