Ms. Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires. But many Los Angeles ...

Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year.

Mayor Karen Bass has faced criticism for how the city has dealt with the crisis. But whether the criticism is justified or steeped in racism is now under debate. Initially, folks called out Bass ...

California is seeking federal emergency aid from Trump and Congress as it continues to recover from the fires, with several ...

As local voters say they have lost confidence in the mayor, a presidential visit gave her a platform to plead her case. Then ...

LOS ANGELES — Karen Bass may have been born and raised in Los ... [but] the system over a couple of decades.” But the budget debate culminated in an extraordinary public rift with city fire ...

The troubling case of the blowtorch-wielding homeless man eyed for arson during the Los Angeles wildfires has sparked new debate over the ... But LA Mayor Karen Bass — whose city is one of ...

KAREN BASS, LOS ANGELES MAYOR: Well, and let me just tell you that we are going to do everything we can, slashing regulations, expediting everything, so that people can begin the process right away.

President tours fire-damaged Pacific Palisades, then harangues local officials at a  roundtable about rebuilding.

Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year. The accusation has spread quickly, with many looking to cast blame for ...