Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires back at criticisms of her slashing the firefighting budget

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires back at criticisms of her slashing the firefighting budget to the tune of $17M, urges people consider the "context"

"There were no reductions that would have impacted the situation that we have been dealing with."

"It's most important to understand that we were in tough budgetary times, [and] the impact of our budget really did not impact what we've been going through over the past few days."

12:10 PM · Jan 9, 2025