Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is at the center of controversy after social media photos showed her posing at a cocktail party in Ghana as the Palisades Fire exploded.

Mayor Karen Bass has come under criticism for attending an inauguration in Ghana as mounting warnings signaled heightened fire risks in Los Angeles.

Bass is not the only person to be widely criticized for their response to the California wildfires, with Governor Gavin Newsom also in the spotlight.

With Mayor Karen Bass far from L.A., Rick Caruso, her opponent in the 2022 election, swept in to fill the gap, blasting the city's handling of the wildfires.

It remains unclear how much the city and its mayor will ultimately be to blame for the explosive horror of the Palisades fire.

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As the Palisades fire exploded in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, Mayor Karen Bass was posing for photos at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana, pictures posted on social media show. By the time she departed the gathering for her flight home,

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 […]

Strong winds over the next day will create dangerous conditions as several major wildfires continue to burn in the Los Angeles area. About 88,000 people remained under evacuation orders Tuesday morning because of the fires. But another 84,800 have been warned that they might be ordered to evacuate.