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In US, the term of office starting after inauguration or swearing-in ceremony, in this case it's the 11th, however, the 11th was a Sunday. So the question is: who was in actually in charge of the city after 2:54pm PST (Thats the exact moment Karen Bass sworn-in) Harrytsang (talk) 09:35, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I originally edited as December 11, 2022 as I was at the inaugural ceremony myself. Ex-mayor was sitting in the audience instead of sitting on stage. Harrytsang (talk) 09:37, 12 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There is nothing in the article about the Marxist background of Karen Bass - even her past support for Fidel Castro (which was condemned by the Washington Post - certainly not a conservative source) is not mentioned. The only hint of the actual politics of Karen Bass is when the article mentions that she regards people saying they will not vote for politicians who raise their taxes as "terrorism" - ironic as Karen Bass did not regard the actual rule-by-terror of Fidel Castro and other socialist dictators as "terrorism" regardless of the number of people they murdered. 2A02:C7C:E1BA:CE00:6C32:4C75:261C:D578 (talk) 11:12, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I can find no source anywhere supporting the idea that she had a "Marxist background". The extent of the thing seems to be her making one sort-of-sympathetic comment about Castro when he died in 2016, which generated some mild controversy, and then walking that comment back in 2020. AntiDionysius (talk) 11:16, 20 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Looks like many others have unsuccessfully tried to link her to communism for a long time,[1] but you think you can achieve that from a 50-year-old paper? Associating with communists, growing up around them, or being civil to them, doesn't equate to being a communist (except in black-and-white-thinking subcultures). Per WP:RUMOR, Wikipedia is not a collection of unverifiable speculation, rumors, or presumptions, and you should also be mindful of WP:BLPTALK. ▶ I am Grorp ◀ 01:30, 11 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
the article doesn't mention the absence of Bass as wildfires burn out of control. Surely it should be included seeing as this disaster is the biggest event in the city since she assumed office Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 21:53, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well the fact that she was out of the country and didn't return to Los Angeles until yesterday could be added. Oh and the fact that she cut funds for fire fighting. Just suggestions, mind. Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 09:20, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The criticism is likely enough that we should add something. But we need to be cautious about what we add. Bass was part of a presidential delegation to Ghana, it was announced on January 3, before the fires started. Not sure when she actually left California or if she got back as quickly as she could have. She's been criticized for budget cuts, but per Politico, it's not accurate, the fire budget went up by about $50 million. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:12, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
