- 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