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.
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 recovery and rebuilding process taking place across Los Angeles.
1 month later after SoCal fires: LA Mayor Bass promises independent investigations, vows to rebuild
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass discussed what has been done so far one month after the Palisades Fire erupted - and what's still to come.
Mayor Bass Vows to Rebuild Palisades
As efforts to remove debris from the Palisades and Eaton fire burn zones marked a major advancement, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Friday marked the one-month anniversary of the fires with a vow to fully rebuild and conduct a thorough review of the response to the disaster.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Order to Waive All-Electric Building Requirement for Rebuilding After Los Angeles Wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued Emergency Executive Order No. 1, entitled “Return and Rebuild,” in response to the
A month after the wildfires: LA to speed up rebuilding efforts
LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Friday marked the one-month anniversary of the LA wildfires with a vow to fully rebuild and conduct a thorough review of the response to the disaster. Bass — who has taken heat from some critics for her handling of the firestorm — spoke to reporters at City Hall Friday morning and outlined numerous steps she says have been taken to expedite rebuilding and the recovery process.
LA Mayor provides update on wildfire recovery efforts
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass provided an update on wildfire recovery efforts a month after the Eaton, Palisades and Hurst fires first erupted.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
EPA administrator, Trump special envoy join Los Angeles mayor to evaluate fire recovery
Administrator Lee Zeldin, President Trump’s envoy for special missions Richard Grenell and other federal and state officials ...
Mayor calls for ‘full investigation’ into LAFD vehicles sitting idle during Eaton, Palisades fires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday responded to a KTLA report regarding dozens of unserviced L.A. Fire Department ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass aims to quicken re-opening of schools, child care facilities damaged by wildfires
The order also increases enrollment caps of schools and child care centers by 20% to allow displaced children to transfer to them for three to five years.
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 ...