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.

The man who was almost Mayor of LA was sure talking like a candidate on HBO tonight in the ongoing fallout of the devastating LA wildfires

"And for those that don't know, the Brentwood area, it's 15 minutes from where the Palisades fire was. There's 40-year-old vegetation between Brentwood and the Palisades. And at that time, I said, if that fire travels,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have faced sharp criticism from their opponents and some residents over their preparations for and handling of the devastating wildfires gripping the state.

Karen Bass, Gavin Newsom, Elon Musk, Grant Cardone, Robert Rivani and Rick Caruso (Getty)Flames from the Palisades Fire were still licking the real estate around Rick Caruso’s shopping center when the developer called into his local Fox station to lay blame on Mayor Karen Bass.

Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.

Rick Caruso, the billionaire real-estate developer who lost the mayoral race to Bass, now leads the charge against her.

Billionaire developer Rick Caruso's Palisades Village Mall was ... But the quick thinking businessman, who ran against embattled mayor Karen Bass for the job in 2022 and is worth an estimated ...

Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate and real estate developer Rick Caruso rips the Pacific Palisades' decimated water supply as "complete mismanagement."

Photos shared on social media show Bass at a U.S. Embassy reception in Accra shortly before Los Angeles evacuation orders.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) is facing mounting backlash over her response to the wildfires that have torn through her city, raising questions about her own political future as the region continues to struggle to contain the fires.

Flames from the Palisades Fire were still licking the real estate around Rick Caruso’s shopping center when the developer called into his local Fox station to lay blame on Mayor Karen Bass.