DEI Mayor Gone Awol; Mayor Karen Bass Faces Criticism Over Fire Department $17.6 Million Dollar Budget Cut

[Maximum Overkill 1,739]

She's the poster child for DEI

"She spent her career as a physician assistant and community activist before seeking public office. Before her election to Congress, Bass represented the 47th district in the California State Assembly for six years. In 2008, she was elected to serve as the 67th Speaker of the California State Assembly, becoming the first African-American woman in United States history to serve as a speaker of a state legislative body.^[1][2]

 

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On 1/8/2025 at 5:43 PM, The Real timschochet said:

As I wrote I don’t like Bass. But how can you call her a DEI Mayor if she ran for office and won? 

What does it matter if she was a DEI Mayor or not?  I thought DEI is supposed to be a good thing?  If it is, then why are you questioning it and not championing it?

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On 1/8/2025 at 5:43 PM, The Real timschochet said:

As I wrote I don’t like Bass. But how can you call her a DEI Mayor if she ran for office and won? 

She was obviously elected ONLY BECAUSE SHE'S A BLACK WOMAN. 

Just like Liberals who voted for Kamala. 

Bass didn't know her head from her asss and it showed. So to clarify, yes, she's 100% DEI

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A leaked memo has come out showing that just before these fires broke out Karen Bass had told the LAFD to cut $48 million more from it's budget this year.  This would have been in addition to the $17.5 million already cut and would have required closing 16 fire stations.  I doubt this cut will happen now but WOW.  She is a special kind of bad Mayor.

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9 minutes ago, Strike said:

A leaked memo has come out showing that just before these fires broke out Karen Bass had told the LAFD to cut $48 million more from it's budget this year.  This would have been in addition to the $17.5 million already cut and would have required closing 16 fire stations.  I doubt this cut will happen now but WOW.  She is a special kind of bad Mayor.

That's because fires are racist.

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2 hours ago, Strike said:

A leaked memo has come out showing that just before these fires broke out Karen Bass had told the LAFD to cut $48 million more from it's budget this year.  This would have been in addition to the $17.5 million already cut and would have required closing 16 fire stations.  I doubt this cut will happen now but WOW.  She is a special kind of bad Mayor.

She wanted to use the money on solar Street lights and diversity training. 

How'd that work out? 

[Engorgeous George 2,124]

3 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:

She was obviously elected ONLY BECAUSE SHE'S A BLACK WOMAN. 

Just like Liberals who voted for Kamala. 

Bass didn't know her head from her asss and it showed. So to clarify, yes, she's 100% DEI

That can be problematic when one has a hair brush in one hand and toilet paper in the other.

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1 minute ago, Engorgeous George said:

That can be problematic when one has a hair brush in one hand and toilet paper in the other.

Do they have Toilet paper in Africa? 

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Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation Friday into the city’s Department of Water and Power over the loss of water pressure. An online petition demanding Bass’ resignation garnered 33,000 signatures.

 

“We have got a mayor that is out of the country, and we have got a city that is burning,” said Rick Caruso, a developer who ran against Bass in the 2022 mayoral race, on local television Tuesday night, adding that two of his children’s houses were destroyed. “It looks like we’re in a third-world country here.”

 

 

Elon Musk called the mayor “utterly incompetent” in a post on his social media site X, leading a charge of conservatives slamming Bass for a cut to the city fire department’s budget in July — even though it was later boosted with additional money and officials say it now has more funding than last year. Some conservatives also claimed that the shortcomings of the response were connected to a focus on diversity at the agency.

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The DEI Mayor is blaming Climate Change  

And this is why Democrats got what they voted for. 

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11 hours ago, Maximum Overkill said:

The DEI Mayor is blaming Climate Change  

And this is why Democrats got what they voted for. 

Send her back to Ghana. 

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2 hours ago, jbycho said:

Send her back to Ghana. 

She's probably smart in Ghana. She's only DEI in America 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,923]

Seriously. The people of LA had a choice of that Caruso guy and Bass.  They went with Bass. Same people that elected Gascon as DA. You would think the performance of these far left nitwits would be a wake up call.  But I doubt it.  Abortion! 

[seafoam1 2,799]

You get what you vote for LA. Sorry you dopes have to deal with this? 

[Tree of Knowledge 1,699]

If Kamala has a 78 IQ, what is Bass?  52?

[DonS 3,292]

I think she was in this TOOL video before going into politics... 

 

[Strike 5,185]

Just gonna use this thread for Bass related failures so as not to clutter up the main fires thread:

https://www.city-journal.org/article/la-mayor-karen-bass-budget-wildfires

@The General  Remember when you were defending her by saying the Police budget was increased when the fire budget was cut, and I pointed out that there were probably other departments that had cuts too so trying to tie those two together was deflection? 

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How can Karen Bass be called a DEI mayor? She was not appointed mayor, she was elected.

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2 minutes ago, squistion said:

How can Karen Bass be called a DEI mayor? She was not appointed mayor, she was elected.

Apparently the Fire Hydrants were DEI as well. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,923]

The people of LA hired Bass to be their mayor based on her race and gender. What other reason could there be? Shes a communist with no accomplishments. 

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13 minutes ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

The people of LA hired Bass to be their mayor based on her race and gender. What other reason could there be? Shes a communist with no accomplishments. 

Her failures are mounting up. 

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2 minutes ago, seafoam1 said:

Her failures are mounting up. 

The Liberals are finally seeing what we've been saying all along. DEI WILL CATCH UP TO YOU. 

[Gepetto 1,288]

She's single handedly redefined the name Karen.

[listen2me 23 1,825]

Libs never like who they vote for.  Yet they cannot seem to stop.  Rinse repeat.  Next progressive on deck.  

Dr. Soon-Shiong called his paper’s endorsement of embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass a "mistake" during an appearance on the "2 Way" podcast Monday. The LA Times endorsed Bass during the 2022 mayor election. 

"At the LA Times we endorsed Karen Bass, I think right now that’s a mistake, and we admit that," Soon-Shiong said.

[Hardcore troubadour 14,923]

Again, she’s a communist. An actual communist. Voters in LA overlooked that for some reason. 

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1 hour ago, Hardcore troubadour said:

Again, she’s a communist. An actual communist. Voters in LA overlooked that for some reason. 

Remember when guys like Tim and others laughed when we told them that they have a Communist/Marxist problem in the Democrat Party?  And then they tried to gaslight everyone and say that the KKK is the REAL threat to America?  The hate group the Democrats actually founded.  

Yeah, me too.  good times. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,923]

15 trips to Cuba. Trained with M 19. Praise for Castro. That’s who the people of LA voted for. But but abortion! As if the mayor has any bearing on abortion. 

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On 1/11/2025 at 1:00 PM, Maximum Overkill said:

She's probably smart in Ghana. She's only DEI in America 

no way, everyone I know that makes it here from Ghana are usually highly intelligent, one of my doctors is from Ghana

[Hardcore troubadour 14,923]

In a related DEI story, after failing for four years despite having Trump to boost ratings, head of MSNBC out. Maybe giving all the money to Rachel Maddow so she can do one show a week wasn’t a great idea? 

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Just now, Hardcore troubadour said:

In a related DEI story, after failing for four years despite having Trump to boost ratings, head of MSNBC out. Maybe giving all the money to Rachel Maddow so she can do one show a week wasn’t a great idea? 

Coincidentally, they're making Maddow return to a 5 day a week schedule.  That little boy will be on almost every night!!!

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Just now, Strike said:

Coincidentally, they're making Maddow return to a 5 day a week schedule.  That little boy will be on almost every night!!!

That’s a well run ship over there. 

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1 hour ago, RaiderHaters Revenge said:

no way, everyone I know that makes it here from Ghana are usually highly intelligent, one of my doctors is from Ghana

True, she's DEI no matter where she's from. She'd be DEI on the Moon. 

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Just watched a Press Conference with this DEI Dunce of a Mayor. This thing doesn't even know her own policies. 

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33 minutes ago, Maximum Overkill said:

Just watched a Press Conference with this DEI Dunce of a Mayor. This thing doesn't even know her own policies. 

Well, they are not her policies. Just like every other DEI POS. 

[Hardcore troubadour 14,923]

I’m starting to feel less sorry for the people of LA. They didn’t take their vote serious and got this incompetent buffoon. They also ignored the fact that she’s an actual communist because of the color of her skin. The most shallow people on earth. 

[DonS 3,292]

Raise your hand if you had "LA deputy mayor / guy in charge of public safety was put on administrative leave for making a BOMB THREAT " on your incompetent govt bingo card... 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-mayors-office-silent-deputy-who-charge-fire-dept-placed-leave-alleged-bomb-threat

 

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2 minutes ago, DonS said:

Raise your hand if you had "LA deputy mayor / guy in charge of public safety was put on administrative leave for making a BOMB THREAT " on your incompetent govt bingo card... 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-mayors-office-silent-deputy-who-charge-fire-dept-placed-leave-alleged-bomb-threat

Only in CA

[Hardcore troubadour 14,923]

1 hour ago, DonS said:

Raise your hand if you had "LA deputy mayor / guy in charge of public safety was put on administrative leave for making a BOMB THREAT " on your incompetent govt bingo card... 

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/la-mayors-office-silent-deputy-who-charge-fire-dept-placed-leave-alleged-bomb-threat

 

Looking at him I would never guess. 

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On 1/17/2025 at 9:48 PM, Hardcore troubadour said:

I’m starting to feel less sorry for the people of LA. They didn’t take their vote serious and got this incompetent buffoon. They also ignored the fact that she’s an actual communist because of the color of her skin. The most shallow people on earth. 

There are those who vote for Democrats to be in power, and those who do not.

Obviously we should have compassion for those who are forced to live under the specter of Democrat ineptitude, and then perhaps we should feel less pity for those who voted to harm themselves.

Stupid is as stupid does, voting Democrat is really just self-harm

[Herbivore 1,115]

On 1/14/2025 at 8:40 AM, listen2me 23 said:

Libs never like who they vote for.  Yet they cannot seem to stop.  Rinse repeat.  Next progressive on deck.  

Dr. Soon-Shiong called his paper’s endorsement of embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass a "mistake" during an appearance on the "2 Way" podcast Monday. The LA Times endorsed Bass during the 2022 mayor election. 

"At the LA Times we endorsed Karen Bass, I think right now that’s a mistake, and we admit that," Soon-Shiong said.

that guy is a doosh