Karen Bass Slashed $17.6 Million From Fire Department Last Year, Prioritized Homeless Population

Posted • January 9, 2025: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass went to Ghana as fires threatened her cities (and are presently burning out of control). But it gets so much worse than that, which is why we're giving Mayor Karen a second post. Her failures are that bad. She cut the funding for the LAFD by $17.6 million. And now they don't have enough fire fighters or water to stop the inferno. Critics on social media were quick to blame Bass — and her budget cuts — for resources being strained as the disaster unfolded. “Karen Bass cut the Fire Department budget by $18 million. Now she’s asking for volunteers to fight a fire. All awhile, she’s on vacation in Ghana. Lmao,” one person griped on X. “Oh look, Karen Bass’ budget called for the elimination of LA’s Emergency Management Department’s positions (the dept that’s running the show). This is after she cut the Fire Department by nearly $17M,” another user tweeted.

“This out-of-touch career politician is completely unfit to serve. It’s time for a recall,” one user raged, noting the fire department’s budget was among the highest cuts. As the city struggled, Gov. Gavin Newsom said early Wednesday that California had deployed more than 1,400 firefighters to help combat the blazes. -- Leftist policies are destroying this country. Just shameful. (…)

• More at: Twitchy - LA Mayor Karen Bass Gets ROASTED for Cutting $17.6 MILLION From Fire Department As City Goes Up in Flames
https://twitchy.com/amy-curtis/2025/01/08/karen-bass-cut-fire-department-by-176-mil-n2406321
New York Post: LA Mayor Karen Bass cut fire department funding by $17.6M, focused on homeless spending— months before wildfires turned city into hellscape
https://nypost.com/2025/01/08/us-news/la-mayor-karen-bass-cut-fire-department-funding-by-17-6m/
Fox Business: Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/los-angeles-mayor-slashed-fire-budget-prioritized-homeless