Los Angeles Mayor Says Her Brother’s Home Was Destroyed in Wildfires

Los Angeles Mayor Says Her Brother’s Home Was Destroyed in Wildfires
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (R) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2025. Eric Thayer/Getty Images
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass shared during a Thursday virtual community council meeting that her brother was among the thousands who lost their homes in the Southern California Palisades Fire.

“The loss that you’re going through, I share indirectly. It’s hit my family too,” Bass said. “My brother, who has lived in Malibu for 40 years, been through many fires, evacuated many times — this time didn’t get away.”

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