{"id":60517,"date":"2026-02-06T11:39:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60517"},"modified":"2026-02-06T11:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:39:45","slug":"los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-accused-of-altering-lafd-report-on-wildfires-to-lessen-citys-liability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=60517","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Accused of Altering LAFD Report on Wildfires to Lessen City\u2019s Liability"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/blurred-frame-14-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image\" alt=\"Portrait of a smiling woman in a red blazer, standing confidently with arms crossed in front of an American flag backdrop.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1518162\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/blurred-frame-14-1200x630.jpg?resize=640%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Portrait of a smiling woman in a red blazer, standing confidently with arms crossed in front of an American flag backdrop.\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" class=\"size-facebook wp-image-1518162\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Karen Bass \u2013 wiki commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is accused of making changes to a report by the LAFD following last year\u2019s wildfires because she allegedly wanted to lessen the city\u2019s liability over their response to the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Bass and Governor Newsom have been widely criticized for how they handled the fires and for the lack of rebuilding a year after the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, Bass denies that she altered the LAFD report in any way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-inline-1\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postinline-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/mayor-bass-facing-blowback-over-explosive-report-that-she-altered-wildfire-report-to-downplay-citys-role\" target=\"_blank\">FOX News<\/a> reports:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Mayor Bass facing blowback over explosive report that she altered wildfire report to downplay city\u2019s role<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is under fire this week after a Los Angeles Times report claiming she successfully altered in her favor a critical after-action report on the devastating southern California wildfires that killed 31 people. <\/p>\n<p>While Bass has repeatedly denied that she interfered with the report, the Los Angeles Times reports, citing two sources, that Bass was concerned that the city could be exposed to legal liability for its lack of preparedness and removed or softened language implicating the city.<\/p>\n<p>One of the key changes, according to the Los Angeles Times, was altering details about failures to fully staff and deploy resources leading up to the fire, an issue that has drawn intense scrutiny over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>The report cites a \u201cBass confidant\u201d who said \u201cthe mayor didn\u2019t tell the truth when she said she had nothing to do with changing the report.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bass, who has also drawn criticism for flying to Africa for an event days before the fire broke out despite hazardous conditions in the forecast and warnings about fire risks, has denied the accuracy of the reporting.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the video below, Bass claims this is all made up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is denying a Los Angeles Times investigation alleging she ordered changes to the city\u2019s after-action report on last year\u2019s catastrophic and deadly Palisades Fire. Full Story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qP8TBgtBzr\">https:\/\/t.co\/qP8TBgtBzr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gK4F9ThfCW\">pic.twitter.com\/gK4F9ThfCW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KTLA (@KTLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTLA\/status\/2019599426151673904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She is going to need a better answer than that.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/latimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@latimes<\/a> report is an absolute outrage. Karen Bass actively covered up a report meant to examine the most significant disaster in Los Angeles history. When it comes to life safety matters, this is no longer a matter of making poor judgement, apologizing and moving\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YT6qL0IIFt\">https:\/\/t.co\/YT6qL0IIFt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rick J. Caruso (@RickCarusoLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RickCarusoLA\/status\/2019140241337250291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Los Angeles Times confirms what we all suspected from the beginning:<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass directed the watering down of Palisades fire after-action reports.<\/p>\n<p>She should be headed to prison, not reelection. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FofTYpNS4J\">pic.twitter.com\/FofTYpNS4J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheKevinDalton\/status\/2019147098785206527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Both Bass and Newsom should have resigned right after the fires. Their performance and the aftermath have been a total disgrace.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tgp-post-above-comments\">\n<div class=\"adcovery-postbelow-01\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2026\/02\/los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-accused-altering-lafd\/\">Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Accused of Altering LAFD Report on Wildfires to Lessen City\u2019s Liability<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/\">The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Bass \u2013 wiki commons Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is accused of making changes to a report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - 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