LA Mayor Karen Bass refuses to apologise to distraught residents

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26% : It comes as Los Angeles Times owner Dr. Pat Soon-Shiong blamed the mayor for cutting the fire department's budget by more than $17million while prioritizing spending on the city's homeless populations by saying: 'Competence matters.'Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass refused to apologise to distraught residents for cutting the fire service's budget by millionsFire engulfs a structure as the Palisades Fire burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles on January 7A litany of failures by LA city officials have been uncovered since the fires began, with fire hydrants not being filled with waterGovernor Gavin Newsom also became when asked about Donald Trump placing the blame on the California governor for the disastrous, killer wildfires that have ravaged the state.
25% : Kids lost their schools, families completely torn asunder, churches burned down, he said.'Newsom avoided going further in on Trump: 'I have a lot of thoughts and I know what I want to say...
17% : Trump said that the governor, who he referred to as 'Gavin Newscum,' a favorite of the Republican's pet names, was at fault for the disaster.
6% : I won't.'He then raged at Trump for trying to 'politicize' the disaster, while contrasting him with Joe Biden.

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