few are surprised; 

Los Angeles residents are demanding that Mayor Karen Bass resign immediately. A petition asking her to pack her stapler and leave office “due to her gross mismanagement and failure to effectively respond to the devastating 2025 fires in and around the city of Los Angeles” has garnered more than 120,000 signatures.

According to the petition:

Water supplies have been severely strained, billions of taxpayer dollars have been misallocated or left unaccounted for, and countless lives have been lost. Families have been displaced, homes destroyed, and livelihoods shattered — yet Mayor Bass has been absent from the frontlines, choosing to travel abroad while her constituents suffer.

Bass Abroad

Nearly a week ago, apocalyptic fires ignited in Southern California and quickly spread thanks to powerful Santa Ana winds. The infernos have razed entire neighborhoods to the ground, left thousands homeless, and killed at least 24 people. But while nature’s winds obviously fueled the fires and made firefighting very difficult, many are beginning to blame bad leadership for making a disastrous event worse.........more..........