Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism from across the city's political spectrum over the preparations for and handling of the fire outbreak that started Tuesday.

Seeing their homes burn and their businesses destroyed while their mayor is partying in Ghana usually tends to provide a wakeup call that will eventually strike even Los Angeles and Sacramento.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass repeatedly dodged questions about her leadership and alleged lack of initial presence during the ongoing wildfires affecting the area.

The Los Angeles mayor said none of the budget cuts could have impacted the city’s response to ongoing wildfires.

Meanwhile, Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said residents eager to return to evacuated areas must remain patient.

(Accra, Ghana, is eight hours ahead of Los Angeles ... writing on X that the Los Angeles Fire Department was “currently addressing a fast-moving brush fire situation in the Palisades Hills ...