Karen Bass: “I was helping with the executive order that was being…”

“The minute the fires broke out, I was on the phone talking to the chief and talking to the council president. So when I leave town, the council president becomes the mayor. I was helping with the executive order that was being issued. but obviously that wasn't enough. I wasn't here. It wasn't like I found out there was a fire and I was in the middle of a party.” (08:43–08:47)

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