Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing a significant recall effort over her handling of the wildfires that swept through Southern California in January.
According to the Los Angeles Times, paperwork has been filed with the Los Angeles Ethics Commission, following an initial filing with the state of California a week prior. The filing allows fundraising to begin in order to place a recall measure on the ballot.
Bass has been widely criticized for being on a trip to Africa when the Palisades fire broke out on January 7. Scrutiny intensified when reports surfaced that Bass had cut funding for the city’s fire department in the budget prior to the fires, a move that coincided with firefighters not having adequate resources to fight the fires.
Los Angeles has endured enough. Once a city of hope, it’s now overrun with crime, chaos, and suffering. Today, we begin the effort to revive the City of Angels—for the people. First step: recalling Karen Bass. https://t.co/kKWD15D45a https://t.co/ULd7q6Nkr4
— Nicole Shanahan (@NicoleShanahan) March 4, 2025