Karen Bass, Los Angeles

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Backtracks on $500,000 Payday for Wildfire Recovery Czar After Outcry
After facing backlash for agreeing to pay a new czar $500,000 to help with recovery efforts in Los Angeles in the wake of devastating wildfires, the city’s mayor, Karen Bass, has reversed course and announced that he would be doing the job for free.
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Los Angeles Can’t Recover from Tragic Fires Without a Leader — Karen Bass is no such thing
In the aftermath of the devastating fires that have scorched communities across Los Angeles, one thing is abundantly clear: our city is in desperate need of leadership. As we struggle to pick up the pieces,
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes the limits of partisanship
Bass will push the limits of partisanship in Los Angeles and let us know once and for all how much city residents are willing to put up with to stand behind the incumbent Democrat only because
Los Angeles wildfire czar's $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback, mayor reverses course
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reneged wildfire czar Steve Soboroff's $500,000 compensation for 90 days of work after the amount drew criticism.
Mayor Bass claws back $500K for LA recovery czar pay
Steve Soboroff, the recently appointed Los Angeles wildfire recovery czar, was to be paid $500,000 for 90 days of work, saying his expertise was well worth the price. But then Mayor Karen Bass, faced with backlash over the $5,
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Mayor Bass issues emergency order to support displaced students after California wildfires
The executive order aims to eliminate bureaucratic delays, allowing affected students and child care facilities to quickly ...
After the fires, the mandate for Karen Bass remains the same: House the people of Los Angeles
City leaders tried to downplay the dangers, suggesting that it was confined to Chinatown and hinting that white people didn’t ...
Mayor Karen Bass taps Illinois consulting firm to support Palisades fire recovery
Evanston, Ill.-based Hagerty Consulting will do 'full project management, coordinating all of the different private and ...
Karen Bass Was Elected for Her Experience. Right Now, L.A. Wants More.
Ms. Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires. But many Los Angeles ...
Newsom and Bass scramble to prevent their careers from going up in smoke
Against the backdrop of the fires that wiped out whole sections of Southern California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Los ...
Column: What does Trump know about California's water system? So much less than he'd ever admit
Decades ago, Mayor Karen Bass admitted she knew little about California water policy, so she set out to learn. President ...
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Mayor Bass to give update on recovery, rebuilding efforts across Los Angeles 1 month after wildfires erupted
At a news conference Friday morning, Mayor Karen Bass will provide an update on ... The fires became some of the most destructive in California history burning more than 37,400 acres and ...
Mayor Bass taps Hagerty Consulting for LA rebuild lead
Los Angeles chose Hagerty Consulting to oversee rebuilding 6,800-plus homes and businesses destroyed by the Pacific Palisades wildfire.