Karen Bass

When I talked about it with the fire chief, what she said is that we have warnings of Santa Ana winds a lot, but predicting this, that level of preparation really didn't happen. So it didn't reach that level to me to say something terrible could happen and maybe you shouldn't have gone on the trip. But to me, I don't know.

The president is in charge of the military. That is how it works.

The president is in charge of the military. That is how it works.

The president is in charge of the military. That is how it works.

I make no apologies for standing on the side of Palestinian liberation. I apologize. This is actually an example of the backlash of how violent the social media discourse is, how violent it is, the responses to anyone who speaks about Israel-Palestine, and frankly, I'll say particularly black.

I make no apologies for standing on the side of Palestinian liberation. I apologize. This is actually an example of the backlash of how violent the social media discourse is, how violent it is, the responses to anyone who speaks about Israel-Palestine, and frankly, I'll say particularly black.

I make no apologies for standing on the side of Palestinian liberation. I apologize. This is actually an example of the backlash of how violent the social media discourse is, how violent it is, the responses to anyone who speaks about Israel-Palestine, and frankly, I'll say particularly black.

We all know that a thousand firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke were instead sent home on Chief Crowley's watch.

We all know that a thousand firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke were instead sent home on Chief Crowley's watch.

So let me just tell you a couple of things. First of all, when the White House called and asked me if I would represent the president, I said, yes, it was going to be a very, very short trip over a weekend and two business days. We need to look at everything about the preparation and all of that for the fires, because I think when we evaluate that,

So let me just tell you a couple of things. First of all, when the White House called and asked me if I would represent the president, I said, yes, it was going to be a very, very short trip over a weekend and two business days. We need to look at everything about the preparation and all of that for the fires, because I think when we evaluate that,

So let me just tell you a couple of things. First of all, when the White House called and asked me if I would represent the president, I said, yes, it was going to be a very, very short trip over a weekend and two business days. We need to look at everything about the preparation and all of that for the fires, because I think when we evaluate that,

we will find that although there were warnings that I frankly wasn't aware of, although there were warnings, I think our preparation wasn't what it typically is. Meaning that before there's a major weather event, for example, last week when we knew we were gonna get into the rains, You saw us come together and us talk about, you know, get your sandbags, bring the K-rails out.

we will find that although there were warnings that I frankly wasn't aware of, although there were warnings, I think our preparation wasn't what it typically is. Meaning that before there's a major weather event, for example, last week when we knew we were gonna get into the rains, You saw us come together and us talk about, you know, get your sandbags, bring the K-rails out.

we will find that although there were warnings that I frankly wasn't aware of, although there were warnings, I think our preparation wasn't what it typically is. Meaning that before there's a major weather event, for example, last week when we knew we were gonna get into the rains, You saw us come together and us talk about, you know, get your sandbags, bring the K-rails out.

That type of preparation didn't happen. If that had, I will tell you, Alex, I wouldn't have even gone to San Diego, let alone leave the country.

That type of preparation didn't happen. If that had, I will tell you, Alex, I wouldn't have even gone to San Diego, let alone leave the country.

That type of preparation didn't happen. If that had, I will tell you, Alex, I wouldn't have even gone to San Diego, let alone leave the country.

So when I talked about it with the fire chief, what she said is that we have warnings of Santa Ana winds a lot. But predicting this, and you saw... from the city, from the county, that level of preparation really didn't happen. So it didn't reach that level to me to say something terrible could happen and maybe you shouldn't have gone on the trip. Why didn't it happen? But to me, I don't know.

So when I talked about it with the fire chief, what she said is that we have warnings of Santa Ana winds a lot. But predicting this, and you saw... from the city, from the county, that level of preparation really didn't happen. So it didn't reach that level to me to say something terrible could happen and maybe you shouldn't have gone on the trip. Why didn't it happen? But to me, I don't know.