Karen Bass Remained in Ghana as LA Fire Department Escalated Wildfire Warnings—Undercutting Her Claim She Wasn’t Warned About Impending Dangers
‘The LAFD followed our standard preparation procedures for the predicted extreme fire weather on January 7th,’ the department said L: Wildfire smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire R: LA mayor Karen Bass (Apu Gomes/Getty Images) As the Los Angeles Fire Department publicly upgraded its warnings of extreme fire threats, Mayor Karen Bass opted to