Largest Gift in LA Conservancy History Funds Altadena Heritage Project – Los Angeles Sentinel

With Bass abroad, even Democrats are slamming LA mayor over wildfires  POLITICO LA Mayor Bass criticized for Africa trip during wildfires  The Hill LA Mayor Karen Bass cut fire department funding by $17.6M — months before wildfires turned city into hellscape  New York Post Furious LA residents demand to know why fire hydrants were empty when deadly blaze began  Daily Mail As LA Wildfires Burn, Critics Are Dragging Black Mayor Karen Bass To Hell For for Being In Africa  The Root

The splashiest new Nordic since Scandia? A former chef of some of the world’s best restaurants has big L.A. plans  Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: California will require financial literacy education. Is that a good thing?  Los Angeles Times