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City officials turned over a batch of revealing text messages from Mayor Karen Bass during her return to the U.S. But one name was missing: her acting mayor, Marqueece Harris-Dawson.
Steve Soboroff, Mayor Karen Bass’ handpicked Palisades fire recovery czar, said this week that he had been effectively shut out of official efforts.
The chattering among the city’s political class about potential competitors has grown louder. But it’s still unclear whether anyone will mount a serious challenge to an incumbent who still wields considerable clout.
Robert Clark, a former FBI official, started as deputy mayor for public safety Monday. His predecessor was placed on administrative leave after being accused of making a bomb threat against City Hall.
Mayor Karen Bass’ texts illustrate how she communicated remotely with her staff and across levels of government, trying to marshal federal resources as the conflagration exploded. They also show an Angeleno desperate to get home.
Yolanda Olejniczak Marodi was arrested in Mexicali on Saturday and handed over to U.S. marshals in San Diego, authorities say.
Experts say that getting the signatures necessary to qualify for the ballot will be extremely difficult.
A little over 40% of L.A. voters said Mayor Bass did a poor or very poor job in responding to the fires, while just 19% saw her response as excellent or good.
Bass and her office have said she was in constant communication while she was out of the country. But it’s impossible to know exactly what she was communicating, because her messages were not saved, according to a city lawyer.
Crowley’s bid to get her job back was almost certain to fail, given the fact that she needed 10 votes. Her only support came from Councilmembers Monica Rodriguez and Traci Park.
