LA Mayor Bass Says Rival Caruso Exploiting Wildfire Tragedy

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass denounced billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso over his criticism of her handling wildfires in Southern California, saying that her political rival “sounded like Trump.”

“I think that he is sad and bitter,” Bass said Wednesday at the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Hollywood.

Bass, 72, was elected mayor in 2022 after serving in Congress and the state assembly. She defeated Caruso, who is weighing the possibility of a rematch or a bid for California governor in 2026.

Bass has filed to run for re-election next year, a contest she said will be her final election ...