Karen Bass, Los Angeles Mayor

Mayor Bass' texts on Palisades Fire response were not saved
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The text messages Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sent and received about the Palisades Fire were not saved. 7 On Your Side Investigates filed a public information request for all text messages Bass sent and received about the fires while she was on a trip to Africa and once she returned to Los Angeles after the fires sparked.
Why is Mayor Karen Bass deleting her text messages?
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.
LA Mayor Karen Bass accused of deleting texts in wake of wildfire disaster
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Karen Bass' text messages about Palisades Fire were deleted: Report
An attorney for Bass' office claims that public record laws do not apply to text messages, and that Bass' phone is set up to automatically delete her text messages.
Mayor Karen Bass is deleting her text messages, raising eyebrows and questions
The Times filed a public records request for text messages sent or received by the mayor while she was in transit on Jan. 7 or Jan. 8 that mentioned fire response or her travel plans. Attorney David Michaelson says there is “no requirement that a city official or employee save text messages.
Bass' texts about Palisades Fire deleted: Report
Mayor Karen Bass' text messages from the first days of the January wildfires were deleted, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
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Karen Bass deserves to be recalled
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