"As an Irish reporter who happened to be on her flight hurled questions at her, the mayor of the nation's second-largest metropolis stood silent and seemingly paralyzed... She had left Los Angeles on Jan. 4, as the National Weather Service intensified warnings about a coming windstorm, to attend the inauguration of Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama."
"Bass has also battled extraordinary dissension in her own ranks, with Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley in interviews Friday characterizing the department as understaffed and underfunded and implying that Bass had failed her."
"Now - while Bass navigates a calamity that will redefine the city - her political future also hangs in the balance. In a moment of anguish where people desperately want heroes and villains to make sense of their own pain, Bass has undoubtedly become a punching bag for portions of the city."
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