A newly resurfaced recording of a damning phone call has revealed that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was warned about the potential for the dangerous and destructive wildfires that swept through southern California more than a year ago.
She had all of this information before she left the country for a trip to Ghana. She went anyway.
It’s just another reminder of how incompetent Bass is as a mayor. The people of Los Angles were doomed before the fires even began.
PJ Media reports:
In the leaked audio, Bass was reportedly talking to John Alle, a local resident and property manager in the Santa Monica and Westlake areas. Alle himself confirmed this here.
Reports are that Elle called Bass on Jan. 4, 2025, warning her about the risks tied to the weather, the wind, and dry conditions. In the call, Alle said he tried to convince Bass not to leave for Africa, but in the secretly recorded audio, she told Elle she had no intention of canceling her trip in spite of all his warnings.
To be sure, we have not been able to verify with 100% certainty the validity of this leaked audio, but it is worth noting that neither Bass nor her office has disputed the call’s authenticity and the content of the audio.
This is the transcript of the call:
Bass says, “The situation is very dangerous, and I would never do… I will take the criticism before I do a publicity stunt, and frankly a press conference at this point in time would just be publicity.”
Elle interrupts with, “I think my neighbors, property owners, and the residents – 41,000 people live within a square mile here. Two families share a one-bedroom apartment…”
Bass then says, “But they wanna hear that something is gonna be done.”
Elle replies, “They want to know it’s recognized.”
Bass then gets creepily cryptic, “Exactly, but if I have a choice between that and compromising something, I just have to go along with it. It’s not my area of expertise. I wanna make sure that you are safe. And hopefully you can read in between the lines. But I would just appreciate… and it’s hard for me to tell you this, but um, hold tight. You will understand soon.”
The two then indicate they now understand each other, and Bass then adds, “And when I am able to talk, I will be happy to go into great detail.”
Elle reminds Bass, “You’ve got me on the street, and you’re welcome to call me at any time, I’ll call you right back.”
On the matter of her plans to travel to Ghana in the midst of this crisis, Bass tells Elle, “Just in terms of my trip, just so you know I’m missing two work days. That’s it. And if President Biden extends an invitation, I took it.”
Listen below:
Leaked audio from mayor @karenbassla right before the Palisades fire. She has no business in public office. The only choice for mayor is @spencerpratt pic.twitter.com/WswrMTfWH3
— Denise Aguilar (@InformedMama209) April 25, 2026
On top of all of this, there was no water in the reservoirs to feed the fire hydrants, making the blazes almost impossible to stop.
It was not just a failure of leadership. It was borderline criminal.
