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LA Mayor Karen Bass Faces Recall Effort Amid Wildfire Fallout

A recall effort against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been launched, primarily led by residents of the Pacific Palisades, a community heavily impacted by recent wildfires. Critics blame Bass for her handling of the disaster and question her ability to lead the city's recovery. A Los Angeles Times poll indicates that public opinion is divided, with a slight majority expressing low confidence in her leadership. In response, Bass has vowed to stay in office, emphasizing her commitment to the city despite the challenges. The recall effort highlights growing frustration over disaster response and city governance.

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Petition to recall LA Mayor Karen Bass led by Palisades residents, non-Republicans

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A new Los Angeles Times poll found Los Angeles residents split on Bass’s wildfire response, while a narrow majority had a low degree of confidence in her ability to help the city recover.

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LA Mayor Bass says, ‘I would never quit on my city,’ as recall effort gets underway

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Did I know that it was a difficult job? Absolutely. Am I ready for the job? Most definitely,” she said in an interview with KNX radio.

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Palisades residents, non-Republicans lead LA mayor recall filing

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Residents of the devastated Pacific Palisades make up the majority of the initial proponents of the petition to recall Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, signaling Palisades residents assign heavy blame to Bass for their community’s destruction.

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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