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Karen Bass: “I had no interest in watering down a report that would…”

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Mayor Karen Bass denies LA Times article claiming she altered Palisades Fire report

Published | Video Starts at 01:30

I just think it's important to know that I asked for the After Action Report. I fired the fire chief. I had no interest in watering down a report that would explain and justify why I took the action I did. In its bombshell report, the LA Times cites anonymous sources who received information from two people close to Mayor Bass. The two sources relayed that information to the Times. (01:30–01:39)

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