Thursday, February 5, 2026

The Recall Push for LA Mayor Karen Bass Should Be Without Question After This Development

The recall I remember was to take out Gavin Newsom; how did that go?

Matt Vespa  

"There have been petitions to recall Bass—this story should make that push unstoppable. She doctored the report on the fire (via NY Post): . . . "

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"Her city was burning, but Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was too busy partying in Africa, having been invited to attend the inauguration of Ghana's president. It was a terrible move, a public relations nightmare, especially after fire crews struggled to contain the blaze, which became one of the deadliest and most destructive wildfires in state history. It raged for most of January 2025. There have been petitions to recall Bass—this story should make that push unstoppable. She doctored the report on the fire (via NY Post): " . . .  

Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass secretly altered the official Palisades Fire response report to downplay the failures made by the city and fire department when the deadly blaze erupted, a new report said.

Bass, after seeing an early draft of the after-action report, wanted key findings of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s shortcomings scrubbed or watered down — and even warned then-interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva the unedited conclusions could expose the city to legal liability, sources close to the Democrat’s staff told the Los Angeles Times. 

Bass was cautioned that the self-serving tweaks in with the report was a “bad idea” that could torpedo her political career but still withheld the working draft until after changes were made, insiders told the Times.  . . .  

Celebrities Who Lost Homes in LA, Palisades Fires: Full List - Business Insider [From Jan 2025] Guess we might not see celebrities wearing "Save Mayor Bass" pins at the next Hollywood function. We'll wait to see how she is covered on MSNOW and Joy Reid.

"Wildfires in Los Angeles raged through the star-studded Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

Paris Hilton, Miles Teller, and Anthony Hopkins were among the celebrities who lost their homes.

The average house price in the northern LA area is around $4.5 million." . . .

While it can be hard to feel pity for so many self-righteous, virtue-signaling pin-wearers, losing old personal memories is a loss one fears significantly. TD

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