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From the New York Post: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass got into office promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and promising to tackle homelessness and pollution — but she never promised to drain the swamp.
Now she stands accused of adding to it, through “legalized corruption” and a number of eye opening scandals which have come to light after renewed scrutiny in the last two weeks following the revelation Bass and her cronies defunded the Los Angeles Fire Department by $17 million, contributing to them being underprepared to tackle the wildfires currently destroying the city.
These include:
- The deputy mayor raided by the FBI over an alleged bomb threat against City Hall.
- Endorsing a former councilor investigated over hush money payments for congress.
- Awarding fat cat salaries of 750k to a pal, double the predecessor’s salary.
- Council members accused of embezzlement, perjury, racketeering, tax evasion and bribes.
Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit public interest group, is quoted as saying, “Corruption is ingrained in Los Angeles.”
The report zones in on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which brings in billions and serves as a “slush fund” to the city government, with very little accountability.
Last year, Bass hired Janisse Quinones, a fellow progressive, to serve as CEO of the water utility, and gave her a jaw-dropping $750,000 salary — almost double what her predecessor was being paid.
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