There is an active petition calling on California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to resign in relation to their handling of the Palisades fire disaster.
While outlets like TMZ report that the Newsom petition lags far behind Bass’ efforts, there is some important context to consider. The Bass petition was started three days before its author. And the requirements are much more detailed.
The Newsom petition, started by real estate investor Grant Cardone, points out a variety of issues with the governor, including his environmental record and “fringe agenda.”
There have been just over 33,000 signatures so far, calling for Newsom’s “immediate resignation.”
Cardone took to social media to ask his followers to join him in a “class action lawsuit against the state and county for neglect and incompetence.”
Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass file petition challenging wildfire mismanagement
While the Gavin Newsom petition is still trying to gain traction, the petition for LA Mayor Karen Bass is exploding. Elon Musk and conservative actor James Woods’ shared efforts at X are now It received more than 118,000 signatures.
“We, the undersigned residents of Los Angeles and concerned citizens, urgently demand the immediate recall of Mayor Karen Bass for her serious mismanagement and failure to effectively respond to the 2025 fires in and around the City of Los Angeles.” Read.
Bass, who is in his first term as mayor, was initially criticized by critics for using a military aircraft to travel to Ghana and return after being away during the crisis. Why the mayor of an American city traveled to Ghana for the African country’s presidential inauguration is anyone’s guess. She campaigned by promising not to travel abroad during her term as mayor.
She failed to comfort suffering residents by holding a bizarre press conference after refusing to speak to reporters about her initial absence and the city’s lack of preparation.
The Karen Bass petition demands “a full and transparent investigation into the failures in disaster preparedness, response and resource allocation that have left our city vulnerable.”
“Los Angeles residents deserve leaders who are present, accountable, and proactive in their efforts to protect and serve our community,” he concludes. “Mayor Bass’ actions, or lack of action, have shown her to be unfit for the position she holds.”
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass froze and refused to answer when a reporter asked her if she regretted cutting the fire department’s budget by nearly $20 million and being in Africa during devastating wildfires. pic.twitter.com/BlLUri98zR
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They are the ones most responsible.
As the petition states, Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass are the individuals most responsible for the out-of-control Palisades wildfires.
Bass takes some responsibility for the city’s recent tragedies by cutting the fire department’s budget by more than $17 million last year to redirect funds to homeless services.
A leaked memo that has come under scrutiny shows the mayor initially proposed budget cuts nearly four times larger to defund the LAFD. additional $49 million a week before the wildfires.
President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly encouraged Democratic governors to clear forest floors to limit wildfires during his first term. He did not heed the warning.
Governor Newsom also signed the fiscal year 2024-2025 budget, which reduces funding for wildfire and forest resiliency programs by $101 million.
In a normal world, these two police officers would have resigned in disgrace.
