Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during a fire emergency briefing at Station 69 in Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, on January 24, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

L.A. Mayor Declares ‘No One Told’ Her ‘Not To’ Go On Ghana Trip After Nat’l Weather Service Issued Critical Fire Watch Alert

Los Angeles Democrat Mayor Karen Bass has finally offered an excuse on why she left for Ghana after the National Weather Service had already issued a critical fire alert — later resulting in the most catastrophic fires the city has ever seen. 

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(L) US President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom speak during a briefing from CalFire officials on the Palisades wildfire at Santa Monica Fire Station #5 in California on January 8, 2025. A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations January 7, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Across town, on the northern edge of Los Angeles, another fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, quickly consuming 200 acres (81 hectares) later in the night, according to Angeles National Forest officials. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) / (R-Top) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 02: Senator Scott Wiener speaks at the VIP reception at SF Pride 2023 Kick Off: "A Night Of Queer Entertainment" at The Castro Theatre on June 02, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Miikka Skaffari/Getty Images) / (R-Middle) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas speaks on stage at the Los Angeles Equality Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Rooftop on October 14, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for Equality California) / (R-Bottom) Democrat Mike McGuire. (Photo via: official California State senator website)

CA Democrats Hold Special Session to ‘Trump-Proof’ State Amid Wildfires: : ‘More Focused On Trump Than Helping Residents’

As catastrophic fires continue to rage in Los Angeles County and surrounding areas, California Democrats rebuffed requests from Republicans in the Legislature to adjourn a special session preparing for the incoming Donald Trump administration.

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