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Palisades residents, non-Republicans lead LA mayor recall filing

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(The Center Square) - Residents of the devastated Pacific Palisades make up the majority of the initial proponents of the petition to recall Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, signaling Palisades residents assign heavy blame to Bass for their community’s destruction.

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Los Angeles Times

With L.A.'s mayor facing a recall threat, her supporters go after billionaires

Supporters of Mayor Karen Bass have begun ramping up their defense of her, warning that right-wing billionaires are 'coming for L.A.'

10 hours ago·Los Angeles, United States

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Reason

Brickbat: Burn, Baby, Burn

During the Palisades fires earlier this year, private firefighting companies were credited with saving several structures. But some state lawmakers want to make it more difficult for them to do that in the future. The idea comes from California Assemblymembers Isaac Bryan (D–Culver City) and Tina McKinnor (D–Inglewood) and is supported by the California Professional Firefighters union, which says private crews aren't trained or equipped as well …

12 hours ago·United States

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New York Post

Almost 25% of LA County residents consider moving after devastating fires — while 36% have little faith Karen Bass: poll

Nearly one-quarter of Los Angeles County residents are considering moving away after January's apocalyptic wildfires — and more than a third have little confidence in embattled Mayor Karen Bass' leadership, a new poll shows.

21 hours ago·New York, United States

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California Globe

Poll Finds Only 19% Of L.A. Residents Think Mayor Bass Did A Good Job Responding to Palisades Fire – California Globe

According to a new UC Berkeley poll released on Wednesday, only 19% of Los Angeles residents think that Mayor Karen Bass did a good job responding to the Palisades fire in January, while a much larger 41% think that she did a poor or very poor job of doing so. When broken down, the poll paints a dire political situation for Mayor Bass. In the wildfire response question, the total were 28% for a very poor job, 13% for poor job, 22% for fair job, …

1 day ago

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The Delta News

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Palisades residents, non-Republicans lead LA mayor recall filing

Mayor Bass’ Text Messages Deleted Amid Pacific Palisades Fire Response Scrutiny

Public Records Requests Reveal That Mayor Bass’ Phone Auto-Deletes Messages On January 7, as powerful winds and dry conditions fueled a destructive fire in Pacific Palisades, Mayor Bass was more than 7,000 miles away on an official diplomatic trip to Africa. As the fire spread, destroying homes and forcing evacuations, Bass quickly returned to Los Angeles, spending nearly 24 hours in transit. While her office insists that she was in constant com…

13 hours ago

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