LA Mayor Karen Bass’s approval rating tanks, 43% in blue city would even vote Republican: poll

Karen Bass Allies Target Rick Caruso with Private Firefighting Water Ban

Democrats who are allies of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass want to ban private firefighters from using public fire hydrants -- a shot at Rick Caruso.

LA Mayor Karen Bass’s approval rating tanks, 43% in blue city would even vote Republican: poll

LA Mayor Karen Bass’s popularity has taken a nose dive over her handling of the wildfires, with a shocking number of residents in the famously liberal city now even willing to vote Republican, a poll shows.

Poll: Bass Flops Handling of Wildfires; Caruso Should Be mayor

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. In a simulated General Election 2026 Ballot of likely LA City voters of Rick Caruso vs. Karen Bass for Mayor, Caruso is now beating Bass by 7 points, 43% to 36%. Amid calls for resignation or recall, most LA City voters disapprove of the job Ma…