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LA Mayor Karen Bass Handed Out Rich City Contracts, Forcing Drastic Cuts To Fire Department Months Before Deadly Wildfires: Records
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding for the fire department after mayor Karen Bass awarded gilded contracts to city workers, a review of public records by the Manhattan Institute shows.
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