The Los Angeles Times’ billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, declared on X that “the Mayor cut LA Fire Department’s budget by $23M.” The right-wing social media account Libs of TikTok lambasted a political leadership team that “defunds the fire dept,” and Elon Musk boosted a post that lamented “LAFD underfunding.”

Over 152,000 people have signed a petition demanding Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass resign, citing mismanagement of the city's wildfire crisis.

Kevin O’Leary is doubling down on his calls for top California politicians Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass to resign from office on the heels ... but The Hill has reported that some GOP lawmakers such as Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Sen.

Lauren Andrade, president of Equity on Fire, predicts efforts to diversify fire departments will face an uphill climb in this political climate.

"We have the same number of firefighters and fire stations in LA in 2025 that we did in 1960. How insane is that?" said Councilwoman Traci Park.

Prior to the wildfire crisis, both President Biden and former President Obama considered Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass one of the party's rising stars.

California GOP Assemblyman Bill Essayli on Thursday called on Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to step down from her position as the wildfires continue to rage around the city, causing homes to burn and thousands to flee.

Show' host unloaded on conservatives seeking to take advantage of the wildfire disaster, while adding about L.A. Mayor Karen Bass: "I'm not saying she's Churchill."

Needless regulation on fire insurance, "speculators," and duplexes means fewer dollars are going to rebuild Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Karen Bass may have been born and raised in Los ... her suffer in a situation like that,” said California GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who served with her in both Sacramento and ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have faced sharp criticism from their opponents and some residents over their preparations for and handling of the devastating wildfires gripping the state.

Mayor Karen Bass has come under criticism for attending an inauguration in Ghana as mounting warnings signaled heightened fire risks in Los Angeles.