Democrat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the overseas trip during the devastated wildfires is under investigation by her own office.
The bus traveled to Ghana and attended the inauguration of Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, as devastating flames and strong winds burned more than 57,000 acres of land throughout her own city. According to To city data. After the fighting mayor mostly said about her overseas trip, she told Fox 11’s Elex Michelson in an interview aired Tuesday that she would have decided to travel to Africa if she knew the seriousness of the wildfires. He said he wouldn’t have been there.
“First of all, when the White House called and asked if I would represent him. [former President Joe Biden]yes, it was a very short trip over the weekend and two business days,” the bus said. “When we evaluated it, there was a warning that we weren’t being frank, but I don’t think our preparation was like that, so we did everything about the preparation and everything about it, You need to see. It’s usually… that type of preparation didn’t happen. If it were, I’ll tell you, Elex, I wouldn’t even have been to San Diego.
The mayor said he was not sure why she hadn’t properly prepared for the fire, ensuring that internal and external investigations were happening in all aspects of local officials’ response to the wildfire. (Related: “I don’t believe it”: California officials totally groped the ball on camera as Los Angeles burns)
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“I don’t know, I mean, I think it’s one of the things we need to see,” Bass said. “Two investigations are being conducted. It is one of the inner cities of the city, and it is mandatory by the city’s charter, so the committee is outside to consider all developments. hiring the entities of the firefighters, why were they sent home, and everything else that wasn’t supposed to have been done. [Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom] We have signed a contract with the Fire Safety Institute, the national laboratory that investigated what happened in the Maui fire. So you need to look into everything that includes it. ”
“But I feel absolutely terrifying about not being here for my city and not being here for my family, affected by the fire,” the mayor continued. “So when I say it was a mistake, the idea that absolutely didn’t exist was very painful.”
Bass initially did not provide the first answer for his early January trip abroad when Sky News reporter David Blevins stood up to her about whether she was owing an apology to her members. In her October 2021 mayoral campaign, she insisted in an interview with the New York Times that she would not travel abroad while she was in office.
According to city data, the wildfires have killed 29 people and destroyed more than 16,000 homes, leaving many residents losing all their property. Many of the consumed neighborhoods and communities left alone the ruins and chimneys.
base Approved After initially pushing for a $23 million cut in the budget, including a $17.6 million cut in the Los Angeles Fire Station (LAFD) budget out of the city’s June budget, the city ultimately led the fire station. I’ve secured it. It will receive $53 million more than last year. LAFD Chief Christine Laury I warned In December, a $7 million cut to fire departments has “severely limited” the organization’s ability to train and properly prepare “major emergency.”
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Several fire hydrants were dry as officials from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Electricity (LADWP) and fire department tried to combat the flames destroying thousands of homes, neighborhoods and communities in the area. An analysis by Openthebooks, a government transparency organisation, shows that despite LADWP officials receiving substantial taxpayer-funded salaries, Los Angeles lacks a budget to adequately fund fire hydrants across the region. I knew it was.
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