Karen Bass admits she felt ‘terrible not being here for my city’ amid fires

Published February 19, 2025 12:06pm ET



Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass admitted to her blunders during the fires that broke out in her city while she was out of the country.

The Palisades and Eaton fires burned over 37,000 acres of land and destroyed more than 16,000 buildings. Bass gave her first media interview since the ordeal began at the beginning of this year.

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