https://freerepublic.com/tag/bassisincompetent/ en-us Mon, 8 Jun 2026 21:56:24 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382917/posts Karen Bass will escape being asked under oath about her actions leading up to The Palisades Fire at the trial of the man accused of starting the blaze which destroyed the beachfront enclave and killed 12. The trial against Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht started Monday with jury deliberations, where Judge Anne Hwang read out the witness list including dozens of names. But the embattled Los Angeles mayor, who it currently in a tight reelection fight, was not mentioned. Prosecutors claim Rinderknecht ignited the most expensive wildfire in US history, killing 12 people, torching thousands of homes and causing $150 billion... New York Post https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382917/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2026 21:56:24 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382793/posts BREAKING in LA Mayor's race: Nithya Raman pulls ahead of Spencer Pratt by about three thousand votes. Raman now in second. Pratt, third. According to L.A. County update 6/7 4:50 PM X https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382793/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2026 00:06:30 GMT