LAFD tried to protect Mayor Bass from fire backlash, private memo shows: report

Source: New York Post

Los Angeles Fire Department officials tried to run damage control for Mayor Karen Bass before releasing findings on how the city handled the devastating Palisades fire, according to a bombshell report. An unsigned, confidential memo flagrantly admits fire officials’ goal before releasing an October after-action report on the blaze was to protect Bass and others from a backlash, the Los Angeles Times first reported. 3 Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaking at a press conference.