Karen Bass’s Staff Knew Wildfires Could Destroy Los Angeles but Failed To Clue in the Mayor Before Her Jaunt to Ghana

New report reveals emergency officials warned of “critical fire conditions” days before devastating Palisades blaze.

AP/Ethan Swope
A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns a structure at the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, January 7, 2025. AP/Ethan Swope

Staffers with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’s office learned from the city’s Emergency Management Department officials that they had “high confidence” wildfires could ravage the city but had decided not to inform the city’s top official as she was leaving for her trip to Ghana.

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