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EPISODE · Jun 17, 2026 · 19 MIN

Karen Bass Brother Sues LA Over Palisades Fire While She Was In Ghana

from News For Reasonable People · host Sean Reynolds

The brother of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is suing the very city she runs — and it may be the most politically awkward lawsuit in California history. Kenneth Bass is among thousands of plaintiffs accusing Los Angeles of negligence after the Palisades Fire destroyed their homes, and his name on that filing puts Mayor Bass in an impossible position: defend her administration, or watch her own family become the face of its failures.While the mayor was in Ghana when the fires broke out, LA's fire department — which her administration helped defund — was overwhelmed and underprepared. Reservoirs sat empty. Fire Chief Crowley was later fired and has accused the city of retaliation. Now the same city council that gutted fire resources is spending public money to defend against the lawsuits those cuts made inevitable.The Kenneth Bass filing is just one piece of a massive legal reckoning. Thousands of Angelenos who lost everything in the Palisades blaze are seeking the accountability city hall has proven incapable of imposing on itself. A federal audit found Los Angeles burned through nearly $944 million in HUD homeless funds — money that could have gone toward prevention, cleared brush, or basic infrastructure. Los Angeles didn't just fail to prepare; it spent the prevention money and still delivered disaster.Subscribe to @reasonablenews and hit the notification bell for daily coverage of the stories the mainstream press buries.#LosAngeles #HomelessCrisis #CaliforniaPoliticsGO PREMIUM WITH REASONABLE+ FOR UNCENSORED ACCESS 🌟https://ReasonableTV.com/🛍️ MERCH - https://Store.ReasonableTV.com/💬 JOIN our FREE Discord Community! Share stories, chat with fellow enthusiasts, and stay in the loop: https://discord.com/invite/uJGWFpgDcY👍🏼 SMASH that LIKE button & SUBSCRIBE for daily videos that dive into the latest news! https://youtube.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeopleSTAY CONNECTED:🔗 Rumble - https://Rumble.com/c/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/NewsForReasonablePeople🔗 iTunes - https://Apple.co/2MkFziJ🔗 Spotify - https://Spoti.fi/2Dh8EoL

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