The Times filed a public records request for text messages sent or received by the mayor while she was in transit on Jan. 7 or Jan. 8 that mentioned fire response or her travel plans. Attorney David Michaelson says there is “no requirement that a city official or employee save text messages.

Bass and her office have said she was in constant communication while she was out of the country. But it’s impossible to know exactly what she was communicating, because her messages were not saved, according to a city lawyer.

An attorney for Bass' office claims that public record laws do not apply to text messages, and that Bass' phone is set up to automatically delete her text messages.

The mayor’s inaction on a key commission has critics questioning her commitment to overhauling city government after a series of scandals before she took office.

Nicole Shanahan, who pumped millions into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign last year and joined him on the ticket, is now backing an effort to remove Mayor Bass of Los Angeles.

If California Democrats select Kamala Harris to be the next governor of the Golden State, she will have won the first effective Democratic primary of the 2028 presidential race. And somewhere, Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown will be muttering, “Wait, what happened?”

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has proven that she does not deserve to hold political office and should be recalled as soon as possible.

We may be seeing the meltdown of one of California’s highest ranking public officials, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Ever since wildfires began sweeping through Los Angeles County neighborhoods, Bass has been a day late and a dollar short, as the old ...

(The Center Square) - A petition is underway for recalling Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over her wildfire response. The effort would need to collect a minimum of approximately 330,000 signatures to force a recall, during which voters would also be able to select their choice of replacement mayor to serve the rest of the term.

The Times filed a public records request for all text messages sent or received by the mayor while she was in transit that mention fire response or her travel plans.