14 hours ago · conservative outlets have blamed the fires on the incompetence of elected democrats in california, including karen bass, the mayor of los angeles. When the fires broke out, ms. 1 day ago · this story was originally published by slate and is reproduced here as part of the climate desk collaboration. The firestorms that have been ravaging los angeles and southern california since. 17 hours ago · a firefighting helicopter drops water as the sunset fire burns in the hollywood hills with evacuations ordered on jan, 8, 2025 in los angeles, california.
18 hours ago · topline. Billionaires elon musk and bill ackman are among those on social media attacking the los angeles fire department’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as wildfires rage across. A s los angeles firefighters battle ongoing blazes, prominent rightwing figures are spreading bigoted criticism of the response and lies about who’s to blame, including that the fire is raging. 15 hours ago · we would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. 19 hours ago · but as politico pointed out, los angeles mayor karen bass didn’t cut $23 million from the fire department’s budget, a claim that has been repeated by critics on both the right and the left. 3 hours ago · as los angeles firefighters battle ongoing blazes, prominent rightwing figures are spreading bigoted criticism of the response and lies about who’s to blame, including that the fire is raging because of diversity within the fire department. The misinformation echoes the claims that plagued the north carolina hurricane response. 1 day ago · a series of powerful wildfires has turned large swaths of los angeles into smoldering ruins. As first responders attempt to control the blazes, heavy winds are quite literally fanning the flames.