At this point, it remains to be seen just how vulnerable Bass is due to her perceived failure to prepare and then respond to the fires.

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

The mayor's office told Newsweek on Friday that "The priority remains fighting these fires and protecting Angelenos."

Fresh off a tour of the destruction left by wildfires in the Los Angeles area on Thursday, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass assured residents on Friday that getting people back home is her top priority.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern California.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Thursday that her brother was among the thousands of people who lost their homes in the Palisades fire.

Firefighters are battling a new brush fire that erupted in San Diego County near the U.S.-Mexico border, as they also race to contain the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake.

The fire — which erupted near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County, north of Santa Clarita, late Wednesday morning — has grown to over 10,000 acres.

said he was 'so sad' to be right in his 'prediction' of the deadly wildfires that torched the California city. The 66-year-old billionaire, who challenged embattled mayor Karen Bass in the ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ... our recovery,” Bass said in a statement to X. “Our absolute number one priority is to help Angelenos return to their communities as we rebuild what has been lost.” The move comes a day after California lawmakers ...

In Altadena, one of the communities hit hardest by the Eaton Fire, a majority of residents were now able to go back to their homes as of Monday with proper identification, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in an alert. Officials advised caution as there’s toxic debris in these area.