At this point, it remains to be seen just how vulnerable Bass is due to her perceived failure to prepare and then respond to the fires.

Since 1911, California voters have had the power to recall elected officials. It was meant for a time like this, when “indolent” and incompetent leaders are failing. The recall allowed citizens to quickly remove an officeholder and vote in a replacement at the same time.

Less than two weeks after the start of what has become one of the state’s most destructive natural disasters, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass continues to face backlash for her response to the Southern California wildfires, with critics demanding her resignation and some even floating a recall effort.

Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy weather that allowed wildfires to thrive.

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The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it could also bring flash floods and mudslides. Although forecasts show that the risk is relatively low, local officials are taking the warnings seriously.

The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.

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The devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged sections of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the region’s landscape and psyche.

In Altadena, one of the communities hit hardest by the Eaton Fire, a majority of residents were now able to go back to their homes as of Monday with proper identification, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in an alert. Officials advised caution as there’s toxic debris in these area.

Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, Rick Caruso, made a heartbreaking admission about the devastating wildfires on HBO 's Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday.

Critics also accuse Bass of slashing the Los Angeles Fire Department’s share of the city budget by $23 million, a cut that supposedly caused fire hydrants to run dry and starved brave firefighters of the resources they needed to battle the once-in-a-generation fire.