Mayor Bass, recovery chief outline rebuilding phases
California is seeking federal emergency aid from Trump and Congress as it continues to recover from the fires, with several blazes still not fully extinguished. The Palisades fire was at 79 percent containment with an estimated 23,448 acres burned as of Friday night, according to Cal Fire.
Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has revealed that her brother lost his Malibu home in the still-raging Palisades wildfires.
Mayor Karen Bass and chief recovery officer Steve Soboroff said the city would soon hire an outside firm to represent the city's interests in wildfire relief efforts.
To escape the deadly and historic fire, all residents are now allowed to briefly enter the burn areas so they can survey the destruction. Meanwhile, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is trying to reassure residents the city is moving as quickly as it can to boost the recovery process.
LA Mayor Karen Bass and LA Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff discuss efforts to help Pacific Palisades recover and quickly rebuild after the devastating fire.
LA residents informed Bass that they’ve been told it will be 18 months before they can start rebuilding — a claim the mayor said wasn’t the case.
As local voters say they have lost confidence in the mayor, a presidential visit gave her a platform to plead her case. Then the president intervened.
LA Mayor Karen Bass’s popularity has taken a nose dive over her handling of the wildfires, with a shocking number of residents in the famously liberal city now even willing to vote Republican, a
LA Mayor Karen Bass and Chief Recovery Officer Steve Soboroff held a press conference to give updates on when people could return to their Pacific Palisades homes.
Being a county supervisor can be hard work in California, but in times of crisis, it’s a lot less uncomfortable than being a mayor, Robert Greene argues.
President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt held her first White House briefing on Tuesday, fielding questions from reporters for just over 45 minutes. The press secretary announced some new changes to the briefings,