Further, Bass had been struggling with perceptions of her leadership even before the fires. Last year, her favorability rating sat at just 42% per UCLA polling, which also found that, for the ...

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 12:18 a.m. Community members and public officials criticized Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ approach ... or warnings covering the UCLA campus.

Also, the original version of a photo caption for this article incorrectly stated that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spoke to UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk at a Tuesday evening opening of the ...

Late Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order that ... it’s exactly right,” said Stuart Gabriel, director of UCLA’s Ziman Center for Real Estate.

Widespread destruction from the L.A. fires was inevitable, given the drought and winds. Still, the region could have been better prepared.

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.