Mayor Los Angeles Karen Bass deleted her text messages from the first days Deadly fires This destroyed several communities in January, the report said.
Bass was on a trip to Africa for the oath of President Gana, when the fire of Palisades broke out on January 7th. The mayor did not return to town until January 8th.
While Bass and her office said she was in constant communication with officials during that 24-hour travel period, her SMS messages from that time no longer exist, Reported Los Angeles Times.
“Her phone is set not to save text messages,” City lawyer David Michaelson told the newspaper, adding that Bass’ Phone has automatically deleted text messages for at least two years.
Mayor Los Angeles Karen Bass faced strong criticism for her journey to Africa at a time when a deadly pallisadec fire broke out. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times, File)
Los Angeles The administrative code requires that most records be taken for at least two years, although Michaelson claimed that “there is no demand for a city official or employee to save text messages.”
He said the work said that on January 10th, he applied for public records for all text messages sent by the mayor and received while traveling on January 7 and 8 regarding the reaction to the fire or her travel plans.
Bass’s office said on Thursday Thursday that there are “no” appropriate records “to meet the request. The work noted that Bass’s office did not cite the reason why or say whether the deduction was of any record.
The California Law on Public Records does not have special rules for retention of documents, according to the newspaper, although he says that when the agency renounces the request, he must state why.
La Mayor Karen Bass posed for photos on a cocktail while Palisades fire exploded
Bass faced During his trip and taking place in the early days of wild fires.
Firefighters are watching a helicopter who drops water on fire by Palisades at the Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles on Saturday, January 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Last month, Bass admitted Her journey in Africa was a “absolute” mistake and what she did to return to the public.
“Absolutely is, and I think I have to show it every day, showing what we do, what the challenges are,” Bass NBC Los Angeles said when asked if she was trying to “regain confidence.”
Cameron Arcand Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
