Karen Bass
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People on the freeway would drive by and honk and give me a thumbs up. I loved it until a couple of weeks ago. And I said, no, I can't do this anymore. How could I drive that car? I believe I have principles. So it felt like a stigma. It was a horrible stigma, but it was also showing the world that I was supporting something that I wasn't, that I wasn't behind.
People on the freeway would drive by and honk and give me a thumbs up. I loved it until a couple of weeks ago. And I said, no, I can't do this anymore. How could I drive that car? I believe I have principles. So it felt like a stigma. It was a horrible stigma, but it was also showing the world that I was supporting something that I wasn't, that I wasn't behind.
Was it easy to sell and did you get a good deal? We actually did it at the Cadillac dealer. We traded it in. We did not get as much as we could have, but I didn't want to drive that car another day.
Was it easy to sell and did you get a good deal? We actually did it at the Cadillac dealer. We traded it in. We did not get as much as we could have, but I didn't want to drive that car another day.
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.
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.