Los Angeles Mayor Says Ghana Trip Prior to Wildfires Was a Mistake

Los Angeles Mayor Says Ghana Trip Prior to Wildfires Was a Mistake
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks to journalists in a press conference in Los Angeles on Jan. 17, 2025. Apu Gomes/Getty Images
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is addressing her trip to Africa during the historic windstorm that preceded January’s deadly Los Angeles wildfires, saying for the first time that she now views it as a mistake.

“Yeah, absolutely, there is no question about that,” Bass told NBC4’s Conan Nolan in an interview Friday when asked directly if the trip was a mistake.

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