Aides to Karen Bass received weather warnings before she flew to Ghana:
L.A.'s mayor said she wasn't told about the wind forecast before flying to Ghana ...
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Key FactsL.A. Mayor Challenges Trump on Immigration Raids
Jun 14, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: latimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: latimes.com
- Since taking office in 2022, Mayor Karen Bass has publicly opposed President Trump’s immigration raids for the first time.
- She described the raids as instilling fear and condemned the federal spending of over $100 million on unrequested troops.
- Bass convened a diverse coalition of religious, community, and business leaders to denounce the actions and call for ICE’s removal.
- Despite harsh criticism from Trump’s administration, Bass’s firm response has earned growing local and political support.
I want to tell him to stop the raids. I want to tell him that this is a city of immigrants. I want to tell him that if you want to devastate the economy of the city of Los Angeles, then attack the immigrant population.— Karen Bass, Mayor of Los Angeles, during a press conference about immigration raids.
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Key FactsResource Management Critique Amid LA Wildfires
Jan 12, 2025 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley criticized budget cuts that hinder firefighter effectiveness during wildfires.
- The destructive Pacific Palisades wildfires have created tensions between Crowley and Mayor Karen Bass regarding essential resources.
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