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’

California voters have had the power to recall elected officials. It was meant for a time like this, when “indolent” and incompetent leaders are failing. The recall allowed citizens to quickly remove an officeholder and vote in a replacement at the same time.

LA residents informed Bass that they’ve been told it will be 18 months before they can start rebuilding — a claim the mayor said wasn’t the case.

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

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.

The Los Angeles Fire Department estimates that about 10,000 structures have been burned down or damaged in the city's fires. That includes houses, sheds, garages and cars. Celebrities who lost their homes in the fire included model and actor Paris Hilton, actor Billy Crystal, and actor Miles Teller. The death toll rose to 24 on Monday.

President Donald Trump has previously called out Democratic politicians like LA Mayor Bass, blaming them for the California fires.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass could face a stiff reelection challenge, and the open-seat governor’s race in California is likely to focus on rebuilding plans.

The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it could also bring flash floods and mudslides. Although forecasts show that the risk is relatively low, local officials are taking the warnings seriously.

“Despite being smack in the middle of the rainy season, brush conditions over Southern California are currently as dry as they ever get in the summer (the dry season),” AccuWeather California Expert Ken Clark said. “So when you throw dry air and Santa Ana winds into the mix, you have prime ingredients for wildfires.”

Since 1911, California voters have had the power to recall elected officials. It was meant for a time like this, when “indolent” and incompetent leaders are failing. The recall allowed ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said Thursday that her brother was among the thousands of people who lost their homes in the Palisades fire. “The loss that you’re going through, I share indirectly.