THEFEDERALIST (Chris Bray) - There’s No Easy Story To Tell About Wildfire Recovery In Karen Bass-Era Los Angeles
'People are suffering. This is a disaster of such proportions. I can’t say that things are going well.'
REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - LA Mayor Bass Tries to Fix a Pothole, but It Backfires on Her Big Time
AI:Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s attempt at fixing a pothole has devolved into a public relations disaster, exposing the profound incompetence and performative nature of the city's leadership. Instead of addressing the systemic infrastructure decay plaguing Los Angeles, Bass engaged in a hollow theatrical stunt designed for optics rather than actual results, further highlighting a government more focused on bureaucratic ineptitude than maintaining basic civic duties.Open
NYTIMES (Jill Cowan and Shawn Hubler) - Los Angeles Homeless Population Grows Again, After 2 Years of Decline
Los Angeles had an increase in homeless residents between early 2025 and early 2026. The rise could hurt Mayor Karen Bass as she runs for re-election.
AMERICANTHINKER - How Mayor Bass Can Save LA, and Why History Says She Won’t
Elvert Barnes Every big city in America where the population is declining, businesses are closing, public safety is failing, and national relevance is diminishing suffers from the same handful of leadership failures.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Taylor Delandro) - Ex-fire chief sues LA Mayor Karen Bass over Palisades Fire claims
The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres, destroyed nearly 7,000 structures and killed 12 people.
HUFFPOST - LA Mayor Karen Bass Declares Emergency As Boyle Heights Warehouse Fire Spreads Smoke Across Region
The fire at a privately owned cold-storage warehouse in the city's Boyle Heights neighborhood started Wednesday.
REDSTATE (Jennifer Oliver O'Connell) - LA Mayoral Hopeful Blames Your Carne Asada—Not Homeless Fires—for Wildfire Risk
REDSTATE (Jennifer Oliver O'Connell) - LA Mayoral Candidate Proposes Backyard BBQ Ban to Fight Wildfires, Gets Raked Over the Coals
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Karen Bass Endorsed By California Wildfires
LOS ANGELES, CA — Mayor Karen Bass received a glowing endorsement from California wildfires over the weekend, with thousands of acres of burned timber throwing their support behind Bass's re-election campaign.