Time fact-checks Rs:
While fires raged, Qs swirled around LA's readiness. Some on SM *esp. X, incl. LAT's owner P Soon-Shiong, accused Bass of cutting the fire dept’s budget, but Politico reported: the city’s fire budget actually⬆️ >$50M year-over-year comp. to the last budget cycle-.
Musk: Bass is “utterly incompetent” & reposted posts -suggested she was a “DEI hire.” Caruso *lost to Bass in the 2022 -condemned her absence-.
Trump blamed her/Gov/Dems.
#USPol #LAFires https://time.com/7205815/karen-bass-los-angeles-wildfires-mayor-controversy/
While fires raged, Qs swirled around LA's readiness. Some on SM *esp. X, incl. LAT's owner P Soon-Shiong, accused Bass of cutting the fire dept’s budget, but Politico reported: the city’s fire budget actually⬆️ >$50M year-over-year comp. to the last budget cycle-.
Musk: Bass is “utterly incompetent” & reposted posts -suggested she was a “DEI hire.” Caruso *lost to Bass in the 2022 -condemned her absence-.
Trump blamed her/Gov/Dems.
#USPol #LAFires https://time.com/7205815/karen-bass-los-angeles-wildfires-mayor-controversy/
Breaking Down the Controversy Over LA Mayor Karen Bass and the Wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism for being out of the country when the devastating wildfires began to ravage the city.Nik Popli (Time)
