California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have faced sharp criticism from their opponents and some residents over their preparations for and handling of the devastating wildfires gripping the state.

During the closing monologue of HBO’s "Real Time," host Bill Maher trashed the government for how they’re handling the wildfires that are ravaging Los Angeles.

Just a year before she took office, Bass pledged that if elected, “Not only would I of course live here [in Los Angeles], but I also would not travel internationally — the only places I would go

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing backlash as wildfires continue to burn across Southern California. But why is she facing political heat?

Do you think you should have been visiting Ghana while this unfolded back home?” a reporter repeatedly asked Mayor Karen Bass to silence.

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.

Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.

Photos of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass living it up in Ghana, Africa while the Palisades fire bre out are prompting outrage. While Californians evacuated, leaving […]

Mayor Karen Bass promised in 2021 that she would not travel abroad if elected to lead Los Angeles, according to the New York Times. She traveled to Ghana last week to attend the presidential

Bass, 71, first attracted attention for attending Ghana's presidential inauguration earlier this month while wildfires were ravaging Los Angeles.

The 53-year-old actress has lived in the City of Angels for nearly three decades but couldn’t recall another mayor facing the same scrutiny as Bass, suggesting the criticism stemmed from

Mayor Karen Bass was on her way back to Los Angeles Wednesday morning as the city remained under threat of several major wildfires.