Bass is facing criticism over two issues in particular: a funding cut to the Los Angeles Fire Department in the fire-prone region and the timing of a diplomatic trip to Ghana as dangerous fire ...

Newly released text messages from Mayor Karen Bass' phone reveal a bit about her immediate response when she learned about the Palisades Fire that ... of the Los Angeles Department of Water ...

How the conflict between two key leaders played out, each side's accusations and what the LAFD budget numbers reveal.