California is seeking federal emergency aid from Trump and Congress as it continues to recover from the fires, with several blazes still not fully extinguished. The Palisades fire was at 79 percent containment with an estimated 23,448 acres burned as of Friday night, according to Cal Fire.

American, I obviously don’t have a problem with listening to black women. My own grandmother was a black woman and I listened to her, often rapturously.

At this point, it remains to be seen just how vulnerable Bass is due to her perceived failure to prepare and then respond to the fires.

After weeks of windy and dry weather, rain has fallen in parched Southern California and is expected to aid firefighters who are mopping up multiple wildfires. But potentially heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring new troubles such as toxic ash runoff.

Corruption is ingrained in Los Angeles,” said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit public interest group.

Less than two weeks after the start of what has become one of the state’s most destructive natural disasters, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass continues to face backlash for her response to the Southern California wildfires, with critics demanding her resignation and some even floating a recall effort.

Bass stated, "We are going to do everything we can, slashing regulations, expediting everything so that people can begin the process right away."

Dozens of protestors rallied outside the home of Los Angeles Mayor Karen ... Bass on Saturday and called for her resignation in the wake of the deadly and catastrophic wildfires that devastated ...

President Donald Trump and LA Mayor Karen Bass briefly argued over the timeline for allowing evacuated residents to return and rebuild after the Palisades Fire.

Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass says her brother lost his home in the Palisades fire - The mayor said the loss of the property was a ‘trauma that will be with us for a long time’

Rain on the way to parched Southern California on Saturday will ... Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order this week to expedite cleanup efforts and mitigate the environmental ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Southern California and met with residents to tour the damage of the Los Angeles wildfires on Friday.