(Photo courtesy Mayor’s Office)
As Los Angeles confronts its most devastating wildfires in history, leftist Hollywood figures are voicing their discontent with the city’s Democrat leadership, particularly Mayor Karen Bass, over perceived failures in crisis management.
The Palisades Fire, which ignited on Tuesday, has rapidly consumed over 17,000 acres, destroying at least 1,000 structures and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate.
Mayor Bass faced criticism for being abroad in Ghana during the initial outbreak.
Upon her return, she defended her administration’s response, stating, “Although I wasn’t physically here, I was in touch with many of the individuals standing here throughout the entire time.”
However, her absence and the city’s preparedness have been scrutinized. She returned to Los Angeles on Wednesday but declined to answer questions regarding her absence and previous budget cuts to the LAFD.
Now, Hollywood’s leftist elite are turning their backs on Bass amidst the city’s worsening wildfire crisis, according to the New York Post.
Actress Sarah Michelle Gellar took to Instagram to criticize the city’s evacuation efforts, stating, “City of LA you want everyone to evacuate yet you have complete gridlock and not one traffic cop on the roads helping,” while tagging Mayor Bass and the city.
Similarly, actress Sara Foster expressed her frustration on social media.
“We pay the highest taxes in California. Our fire hydrants were empty. Our vegetation was overgrown, brush not cleared. Our reservoirs were emptied by our governor because tribal leaders wanted to save fish. Our fire department budget was cut by our mayor. But thank god drug addicts are getting their drug kits,” she wrote.
Foster went further to call for the resignation of both Mayor Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom, accusing their “far left policies” of ruining the state and the Democrat party.
We pay the highest taxes in California. Our fire hydrants were empty. Our vegetation was overgrown, brush not cleared. Our reservoirs were emptied by our governor because tribal leaders wanted to save fish. Our fire department budget was cut by our mayor. But thank god drug…
— Sara Foster (@saramfoster) January 9, 2025
Former “Dancing with the Stars” professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy also criticized the state’s preparedness, questioning the lack of adequate water pressure for firefighters despite California’s substantial economy.
“5th largest economy on the planet. Firefighters didn’t have enough water pressure to do their job?! Are you joking me ?! The taxes we pay for 3rd world infrastructure is unbelievable ?! Come on,” he wrote.
Conservative actor James Wood said in an interview with Laura Ingraham, “if it is true that things were handled this way if it is true that Gavin Newsom is the absolute blithering idiot that I believe he is in the way… This isn’t a wake-up call… This is the kind of thing they have tribunals for.”
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