Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, refused to answer journalists’ questions for two full minutes about the catastrophic fires raging through the city.
The citizens also resent her for being out of the country due to the unprecedented apocalypse. Namely, she only returned from Ghana on Wednesday, where she attended the presidential inauguration. She traveled, despite numerous warnings about “critical weather conditions in Los Angeles.”
David Blevins, a reporter for Sky News, cornered the mayor at the airport after returning from Africa, the Daily Mail reports.
“The firefighters say they are exhausted to the limit, that they are running out of water – what do you have to say to that? You have no answer? Do you owe the citizens an apology for not being in town while their houses were burning? Do you regret cutting the fire department’s budget by millions Do you have anything to say to the citizens who are struggling with this disaster? Do you really need to go to Ghana while all this is taking place in your city?”, asked a series of questions from the journalist, but Karen Bass remained silent as if she had been watered.
The lady’s not for talking… but it didn’t stop us trying when we spotted LA Mayor Karen Bass on our flight. #wildfires @SkyNews pic.twitter.com/kgtpbBnGSG
— David Blevins (@skydavidblevins) January 8, 2025
By the way, Bass tried to reduce the budget of the Los Angeles Fire Department by about $23 million in 2024, but in the end had to settle for cuts of $17.6 million.
“The city of Los Angeles is providing resources and shelters to the families affected by this terrible fire. To the hundreds of brave firefighters and first responders who are responding to the disaster around the clock – thank you. The city is working hard to deal with this emergency,” said Karen Bass, who is the only communication is apparently conducted exclusively on Xu.
In the meantime, a number of serious failures by Los Angeles city officials were also revealed. Namely, the fire hydrants were found without water, and the authorities did not turn off the electricity in time, so the power cables only fueled the fire even more.
Rick Caruso, a businessman and candidate for mayor, has publicly lashed out at local officials, the Daily Mail reports.
“The City of Los Angeles is providing resources and shelters to the families affected by this terrible fire,” said Karen Bass
An emergency shelter is open in the city for residents evacuating from the #SunsetFire.
Pan Pacific Recreational Center: 7600 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036.
If you are in the evacuation zone, please follow the evacuation order immediately. pic.twitter.com/7cmw51c61x
— Mayor Karen Bass (@MayorOfLA) January 9, 2025
“Everyone knew that strong winds were coming. It’s impossible to fight fires without water and the necessary resources. There’s a double problem here – we’ve had decades to clear the brush in the hills which only favors fires, and then there’s water – we just have to have it As far as I understand, the tanks were not filled on time and that’s why our hydrants are not working… These are basic things, it’s not some kind of science. Caruso said.
(Vijesti.ba)
