President Donald Trump and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass get into heated exchanges over wildfire cleanup and building permits amid briefing on wildfire damage in LA.

Mayor Karen ... Bass said. "I'm directing city crews to swiftly install reinforced concrete barriers, lay down sandbags and clear debris to shore up burn areas and stem the flow of toxins. These ...

Mayor Karen Bass' order is an effort ... These communities have already endured unimaginable loss – we are taking action against further harm." The order will be carried out in coordination ...

Mayor Karen Bass' order is an effort ... These communities have already endured unimaginable loss – we are taking action against further harm." Get top local stories in Southern California ...

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Karen Bass was elected mayor of Los Angeles in 2022 on a pledge to reduce homelessness, drawing on her decades of experience in government. She won decisively and proceeded, with some success ...

Los Angeles Mayor Bass has selected Hagerty Consulting to assist with infrastructure restoration and environmental mitigation. The mayor’s search for a recovery contractor has been mostly ...

One month after the devastating Palisades fire, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that she has selected a private consulting firm to assist with infrastructure restoration and environmental ...

At a news conference Friday morning, Mayor Karen Bass provided an update on the recovery and rebuilding process taking place in the Pacific Palisades. Los Angeles County officials have been ...

The early evaluations of the civic response have been mixed at best. Mayor Karen Bass took heat for being out of the country when the fires erupted, and then took more heat for her unsteady ...

One month after the devastating Palisades fire, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that she has selected a private consulting firm to assist with infrastructure restoration and environmental ...