Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass admitted on Thursday that her trip to Africa was a "absolute" mistake, and she is working to regain her reaction to a fire in the city last month Public trust.
When asked if he was trying to "regain confidence," Bass told NBC Los Angeles, "Absolutely, I think I have to prove it every day by showing what we are doing, what we are doing, what we are doing, what the challenge is."
The rhetoric is in Los Angeles this week facing heavy rains, which could create a “detritus flow” in areas where fires burn, a risk to the remaining catastrophes that have been plagued by different fires in the area. According to Fox Weather, there are mudslides in some areas with scars.
Los Angeles Wildfire Tsar's 90-day $500,000 salary attracted a swift fight back, mayor reverses course
LA Mayor Karen Bass, left and La Wildfires, right (AP)
Bass was sworn in Ghana when the fire began, despite the high fire risk. The fire in Palisades began on January 7 and escalated throughout the night, but the mayor did not return to the city until January 8, and she did not answer repeated questions from Sky News reporters after she arrived in the United States.
The silence of the bass spread, raising opposition from residents and social media.
The helicopter fell water on January 11, 2025 in the Palisades fire in Mandeville Canyon, Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
More than 170,000 people signed a change. org petition, calling on her to resign as mayor's resignation. The situation also led to public criticism of the mayor, from former Democratic mayor rival Rick Caruso to freelance talk show host Bill Maher.
La Mayor Karen Bass poses to take pictures at a cocktail party when Palisade fire explodes
"Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is Nero of American politics, fiddling in Ghana while the city burns," Maher said last month.
Rep. Ro Khanna of D-Calif advises Disney CEO Bob Iger to run for mayor in 2026. The bass shrugged as she commented on whether she was personally.
"I only focus on one thing and one thing, and that's making sure our city can be healed and rebuilt and that all people living in Palisades can go home," Bass told NBC Los Angeles.
Rick Caruso, the Democratic candidate for Los Angeles mayor, celebrates at a major night party in Los Angeles on June 7, 2022, with his family behind him. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
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Nearly 24,000 acres of Palisade fires destroyed more than 6,800 buildings, damaged 973 buildings and killed 12 people, according to the state government.
Steve Soboroff is responsible for the recovery work and will receive $500,000 in paydays from different charities over the next three months. But, as some Californians get nothing from nothing, he will now be able to do the job without paying.