With rain possibly arriving this weekend, Mayor Karen Bass issued an emergency order Tuesday to shore up burn areas and prevent hazardous runoff in areas affected by the recent wildfires. The order mobilizes City Public Works crews to clear and remove vegetation,

As the Los Angeles area continues to monitor extreme fire danger, Mayor Karen Bass said officials are preparing for the possibility of rain in burn scar areas over the weekend.

Mayor Karen Bass has come under criticism for attending an inauguration in Ghana as mounting warnings signaled heightened fire risks in Los Angeles.

Bass is not the only person to be widely criticized for their response to the California wildfires, with Governor Gavin Newsom also in the spotlight.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is at the center of controversy after social media photos showed her posing at a cocktail party in Ghana as the Palisades Fire exploded.

The forecast, which could bring some rain as soon as Saturday, comes as the Los Angeles area continues to battle a catastrophic firestorm that has devastated a wide swath of coastal L.A. and Altadena in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin ... leaving the country on Saturday despite the National Weather Service warning of "extreme fire weather conditions."

Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires broke out. Three years ago, she promised in an interview to cut back on her world travel and focus on the city.

As the most destructive fire in Los Angeles area history rages, Mayor Karen Bass faces criticism over the timing of an overseas trip and budget cuts made months ago that affected the city’s fire department.

It remains unclear how much the city and its mayor will ultimately be to blame for the explosive horror of the Palisades fire.

Communities in wildfire burn scars are threatened with possible mudslides as the chance of rain enters the forecast for Southern California this weekend.

Photos of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass living it up in Ghana, Africa while the Palisades fire bre out are prompting outrage. While Californians evacuated, leaving […]