The California Democrat has pressed moderate measures to aid victims and been a constant TV presence as he and the state battle online falsehoods.
Newsom is facing sharp criticism over the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles. Newsweek writers decide if he should face a recall.
The minute something goes wrong, then you have excuses and cop-outs and really no direct response,” one resident fumed.
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Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, and the 2028 Summer Olympics: All three, to different degrees, have been imperiled by the deadly wildfires still tearing through Los Angeles.
LA Mayor Karen Bass rebuffed an offer by the FDNY to help try to contain the area’s deadly fires — even though California officials have said they don’t have enough firefighters themselves,
New York City lacks forest fire-certified personnel, but offered other aid to California, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass recently rejected an offer for assistance from the New York Fire Department, outlets reported.
At this point, you kind of wonder whether the citizens of Los Angeles want Mayor Karen Bass back in Ghana. As you may recall, the prominent California Democrat -- former head of the Congressional Black Caucus during her time in the House of Representatives and a potential veep pick for Joe Biden in 2020 before her fondness for Fidel Castro and the
And California governor Gavin Newsom seems to think he ... This morning, the New York Times reminds readers that Bass, as a mayoral candidate, promised that if she was elected mayor, “Not only would I of course live here, but I also would not travel ...
One of the two major fires that devastated this region — the Eaton fire — is not even in the city of Los Angeles; it is in an unincorporated section of Los Angeles County. The response to the Eaton fire was led by the county fire department; the city fire department was at the forefront in fighting the Palisades fire.
Murmurs of recalls are swirling in California, where the state and local response to the L.A. wildfires has led to bipartisan anger at the governor and mayor.