Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has publicly acknowledged her trip to Africa was a mistake, especially during the critical period leading to January's wildfires. In a recent interview, she expressed regret for being out of the city when it needed her, both due to the fires and personal family impacts. Despite the ongoing debris removal in the aftermath, she emphasized the importance of evaluating decisions in crisis situations to ensure better leadership and responsiveness to community needs.
"Obviously I hated the fact that I was out of the city when the city needed me the most," Bass said. "It is a horrible feeling to know that it took a long time to come back ..."
"It was a mistake to travel, but I will tell you that we need to evaluate everything. Because, honest and truly, if I had all of the information that I needed ..."
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