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Embattled LA mayor Karen Bass's cringeworthy response to fire chief's open criticism
Daily Mail UK ^ | January 11, 2025 | Will Potter

Posted on 01/11/2025 4:29:44 PM PST by Morgana

Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass scoffed as she brushed off questions over her reported rift with Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley.

Bass, who has come under intense criticism for her handling of the crisis, said at a Saturday press conference that she and Crowley are 'lockstep' in their efforts.

'We are lockstep in our number one mission, and that mission is to get us past this emergency right now,' she said.

'We want to make sure that we save lives, we save housing, we save businesses, and if there are differences that we have, we will continue to deal with those in private.'

As Bass stepped away from the podium, a reporter asked if reports that she had fired Crowley were true, to which she responded 'no' and laughed.

It came after Crowley blasted the city's mayor for 'failing' fire crews and communities devastated by the ongoing wildfires.

Crowley took aim at the city's leadership during an interview with KTTV on Friday, admitting it had failed those affected by the fires and prevented the LA Fire Department from effectively doing its job.

'We are screaming to be properly funded to make sure that our firefighters can do their jobs so that we can serve the community,' Crowley said, adding that there were 'huge gaps' in firefighters' ability to tackle the blazes on the ground.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; lockstep
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Now the blame game when it was all of their faults.
1 posted on 01/11/2025 4:29:44 PM PST by Morgana
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To: Morgana

‘Rat Utopias are not.

Never have been, never will be.


2 posted on 01/11/2025 4:31:30 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: Morgana

I don’t think the lead fire chief is implicated in this. yeah she touted DEI stuff but in action she was doing her job OK. she practically begged the city for resources before this.


3 posted on 01/11/2025 4:32:50 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Morgana

’RAT FIGHT!


5 posted on 01/11/2025 4:36:07 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Morgana

WAY TOO LATE, Witch.

You have screwed your city.

You’ll have to live with that.

[Hopefully for a VERY short time should there be ANY Justice out there.]


6 posted on 01/11/2025 4:37:08 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Nonsense! She said she did not “know how water gets to fire hydrants.” This incompetent lesbian is more considered about her deviant sexuality than protecting the public.
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2025/01/apocalypse-now-in-la.php


7 posted on 01/11/2025 4:37:57 PM PST by Fungi
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
I don’t think the lead fire chief is implicated in this. yeah she touted DEI stuff but in action she was doing her job OK. she practically begged the city for resources before this.

Hopefully, 99% of her firefighters are actually men.

If she's touting DEI stuff, then it's just politics.

8 posted on 01/11/2025 4:39:08 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: Morgana

Bass responses:

“So’s your old man.”

“Your mother wears Army boots”

“I’m A Victim Of Circumstance”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XawB78Z9SvA


9 posted on 01/11/2025 4:40:46 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: MinorityRepublican

Repeat. PILE ON PEOPLE!


10 posted on 01/11/2025 4:41:17 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Fungi
This incompetent lesbian is more considered about her deviant sexuality...

That's pretty much the only thing she's an expert on.

11 posted on 01/11/2025 4:41:36 PM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: MinorityRepublican

like upon her appointment she said something about wanting to prove people wrong and do a good job as a female. she didn’t then go onto devote
her energies to DEI once in power. she was doing the business of supporting the dept and trying to make sure it was in good shape to fight fires. wrong villain.

i dont appreciate Mayor Bass trying to silence her into submission.


12 posted on 01/11/2025 4:48:00 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Morgana

So did she, or didn’t she fire her Fire Chief?

The whole response has been a mess and there are only two people who bare responsibility... Bass and Newsom. They are both incompetent, and their political futures are toast.


13 posted on 01/11/2025 4:50:51 PM PST by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Morgana

cat fight !


14 posted on 01/11/2025 4:54:41 PM PST by A strike (death to taggers)
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To: Morgana

GET PAST THE EMERGENCY

NOT: SOLVE THIS EMERGENCY


15 posted on 01/11/2025 5:04:44 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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So did she, or didn’t she fire her Fire Chief?

And are we 100% sure it's a she?


16 posted on 01/11/2025 5:09:20 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Morgana

None of those woke idiots, from the governor on down, have a clue on how to manage their jobs. All they know is how to spout woke idiocy and shift blame.


17 posted on 01/11/2025 5:23:08 PM PST by odawg
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To: Morgana

Do you know which politician looks at Mayor Bass, and feels on Top Of The World by comparison?

That would be the mayor of Dolton, Illinois,
Tiffany Aiesha Henyard aka America’s WORST Mayor!


18 posted on 01/11/2025 6:11:52 PM PST by lee martell
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

If she touted DEI stuff on her official webpage, she was not doing her job. Her job is/was fire dept. chief. They have an HR dept. and a diversity office for the rest.
Her job was to maintain a fire dept. ready to fight fires and save lives.
She should be fired yesterday, along with the asst. chief, mayor and Governor.


19 posted on 01/11/2025 6:17:26 PM PST by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: Fireone

Fair points.


20 posted on 01/11/2025 6:19:17 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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