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Karen Bass

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Person · 90 stories · 471 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 13, 2023

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The January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and the Palisades Fire arson case

67 of 77 stories this year · 4 about Karen Bass · gone quiet

California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up · 69 articles, Jan 7How Santa Ana Winds Push Deadly California Wildfires to New Heights · 33 articles, Jan 7Celebrities among those who lost homes as devastating Los Angeles fires · 67 articles, Jan 8Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions · 22 articles, Jan 8Hollywood Hills fire breaks out as deadly wildfires burn out of control across Los Angeles area · 6 articles, Jan 8Maps: See how large the California wildfires are · 62 articles, Jan 8Los Angeles wildfire death toll rises to 24 as firefighters brace for more fierce winds · 175 articles, Jan 8How Los Angeles area wildfires could disrupt California's home insurance market · 10 articles, Jan 8New fire, more evacuations near Los Angeles after at least 10,000 structures burned · 211 articles, Jan 8Los Angeles residents flee fire as potentially 'life-threatening, destructive' winds gain strength · 6 articles, Jan 8Trump blames Newsom for 'apocalyptic' California wildfires · 40 articles, Jan 8Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires · 21 articles, Jan 8California wildfires: Before and after photos show destruction from fires · 31 articles, Jan 8Harrowing escapes from Los Angeles wildfires were made by foot, by car, or by the grace of strangers · 12 articles, Jan 9Biden cancels Italy trip in final days of his presidency to focus on federal response to LA wildfires · 18 articles, Jan 9The L.A. fires are a natural disaster, not a policy disaster · 41 articles, Jan 9Hollywood Hills residents forced to evacuate as new Sunset Fire breaks out in celebrity-packed LA neighborhood · 10 articles, Jan 9The LA county wildfires could be the costliest in US history, early estimates say · 34 articles, Jan 9Map reveals house-by-house devastation of deadly LA fires with entire neighborhoods nearly wiped out · 8 articles, Jan 10Firefighters from Mexico arrive to help fight California wildfires · 11 articles, Jan 10What ignited the deadly California wildfires? Investigators consider an array of possibilities · 25 articles, Jan 10Los Angeles wildfires: National Guard steps in as looting arrests rise · 10 articles, Jan 10Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires · 18 articles, Jan 10Firefighting aircraft collides with drone over Palisades Fire · 8 articles, Jan 10Firefighters race to contain Los Angeles wildfires with menacing winds forecast to return · 10 articles, Jan 11Rory Sykes, former child star, killed in California wildfires, mom reports · 13 articles, Jan 11Southern California Edison accused in lawsuits of failing to prevent Eaton Fire · 16 articles, Jan 13Strong Santa Ana winds hitting fire-ravaged Los Angeles -- again · 23 articles, Jan 13California Wildfire Updates: Extreme Winds Forecasted As Palisades Fire Reaches 59% Containment · 25 articles, Jan 13Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them? · 16 articles, Jan 13Firefighters deploy widely as strong winds threaten more Los Angeles neighborhoods · 117 articles, Jan 13'Nobody's dying': A look inside how a senior home evacuated before burning down in LA wildfire · 6 articles, Jan 14Fire tornadoes are a risk under California’s extreme wildfire conditions · 8 articles, Jan 15As flames linger, talk turns to rebuilding Los Angeles neighborhoods leveled by wildfires · 7 articles, Jan 16Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds · 10 articles, Jan 17Los Angeles fires have scorched largest urban area in California in at least 40 years · 9 articles, Jan 17President Trump Tours Los Angeles Wildfire Damage, Pledges '100%' of Federal Support · 37 articles, Jan 18Rain in Southern California creates mudflows but helps firefighters · 66 articles, Jan 22Hughes Fire forces over 30,000 to evacuate in L.A. County · 41 articles, Jan 22Progress is made on a huge fire north of Los Angeles while new fires erupt in Southern California · 36 articles, Jan 22Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area · 18 articles, Jan 22Firefighters battle to maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles · 25 articles, Jan 23Trump heads to California to view wildfire devastation in first presidential trip of second term · 27 articles, Jan 23California Legislature approves $2.5 billion for state response to Los Angeles-area fires · 9 articles, Jan 23Reality TV couple Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt sue L.A. over losing home in wildfire · 11 articles, Jan 24Reality TV couple sues the city of Los Angeles after losing home in fires · 14 articles, Jan 24California’s Palisades and Eaton fires both 100 percent contained —three weeks after erupting · 16 articles, Jan 28Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense · 7 articles, Jan 28FireAid combines music’s biggest acts and stories of loss to raise money for LA wildfire relief · 45 articles, Jan 28Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires · 9 articles, Jan 29Man to plead guilty to drone crash into firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fire · 8 articles, Jan 31Pacific Coast Highway reopens nearly a month after devastating Southern California wildfires · 7 articles, Feb 3State Farm Seeks Emergency California Rate Hike After LA Fires · 19 articles, Feb 3Utility says its equipment may have started a small blaze that erupted during January's LA firestorm · 12 articles, Feb 6Scientists are racing to discover the depth of ocean damage sparked by the LA wildfires · 12 articles, Feb 16Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousts fire chief over deadly wildfires · 52 articles, Feb 20California governor asks Congress for nearly $40 billion for Los Angeles wildfire relief · 7 articles, Feb 23Kristin Crowley, former LA fire chief, appeals dismissal by Mayor Bass · 9 articles, Feb 28Cal Fire releases new fire hazard maps for Southern California · 6 articles, Mar 24LA wildfire death toll rises to 30 after human remains discovered in Altadena ruins · 8 articles, Apr 3New studies tie unrecognized deaths and health problems to Maui and LA wildfires · 13 articles, Aug 6LA County response to deadly fires slowed by lack of resources, outdated alert process, report says · 12 articles, Sep 25Palisades Fire arrest: Man arrested in Florida, charged with starting deadly LA wildfire · 31 articles, Oct 8Arrest made in connection with deadly Palisades Fire investigation in Southern CA, source says · 15 articles, Oct 8Jonathan Rinderknecht: Man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire in federal court Thursday · 37 articles, Oct 8Jonathan Rinderknecht facing new federal charges in Palisades Fire · 7 articles, Oct 16Man pleads not guilty to sparking deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles · 16 articles, Oct 24

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else19 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Karen Bass that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 9Mayor Bass endorses Antonio Villaraigosa for governor5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  2. Jun 30– Jul 1Trump administration sues Los Angeles over sanctuary city policy20 articles · 19 independent sources
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  3. Jun 10– 11L.A. Curfew Put In Place Downtown, “Local Emergency” Declared By Mayor Amid Ongoing Protests & Unrest23 articles · 18 independent sources
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  4. Mar 4– 5Former LA fire chief loses appeal to win her job back after destructive wildfires5 articles · 5 independent sources
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  5. Feb 19– 20LA Mayor Karen Bass says traveling to Ghana before the devastating wildfires was mistake8 articles · 5 independent sources
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  6. Jan 25Trump rips LA Mayor Karen Bass at wildfire briefing: ‘You have emergency powers, just like I do’5 articles · 4 independent sources
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  7. Jan 15LA Mayor Karen Bass attended Ghana cocktail party as wildfires erupted1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  8. Jan 1145K sign petition demanding LA Mayor Karen Bass resign over fire response10 articles · 3 independent sources
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  9. Jan 8– 11LA Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response28 articles · 18 independent sources
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Stories that name Karen Bass

  1. Dec 15Rob Reiner, ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Stand by Me’ Director and ‘All in the Family’ Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 2 right
  2. Oct 14Rare October storm brings heavy rain and possible mudslides to Southern California9 articles · 8 independent sources
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  3. Aug 20Dem Mayor Just Got Sued By Fire Chief She Canned Over LA Wildfire Response1 articles · 1 independent sources
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  4. Jul 31– Aug 1Pentagon pulls back more National Guard troops in Los Angeles13 articles · 10 independent sources
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  5. Jul 9– 12Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration’s Immigration Raids in Los Angeles8 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  6. Jun 10– 12LA police swiftly enforce downtown curfew as protests against Trump's immigration crackdown continue20 articles · 19 independent sources
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  7. Jun 8– 12Trump, Newsom feud over LA anti-ICE riots: Their words24 articles · 14 independent sources
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  8. Jun 8– 10Trump sends Marines and more National Guard members to Los Angeles amid protests253 articles · 87 independent sources
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  9. Jun 8– 10California files lawsuit against Trump for deploying National Guard to Los Angeles76 articles · 50 independent sources
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  10. Jan 10Federal government to cover 100% of LA wildfire disaster response, Biden announces16 articles · 5 independent sources
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