LA County gives wildfire recovery update

15 primary debris crews continue to remove debris from damaged properties in the Eaton and Palisades fire impact areas. Officials said over 80 teams have performed site hazard inspections and are "making great progress," officials said.

LA Mayor responds to wildfire criticism

Mayor Karen Bass admits guilt after being asked about being in Ghana for a mission trip when the Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in Los Angeles.

Organization looks to expose alleged rent gouging in LA County

According to a group of organizers, advocates, and researchers who call themselves the Rent Brigade, they identified more than 2800 cases where rents spiked significantly in January within days of the wildfires igniting. Tenant advocate and co-founder of Rent Brigade, Chelsea Kirk, spoke to FOX 11 about the problem of price gouging.

Steve Soboroff won't take $500k salary after backlash

One of the recent controversies in LA's wildfire response involves Steve Soboroff. LA Mayor Karen Bass appointed him to be her point person to oversee the response. Then it came out he was going to be paid $500,000 for three months of work by various nonprofits. After a public outcry, Soboroff agreed to work for free.

Mayor Bass says she wasn't given warning on weather prior to Ghana trip

"I felt absolutely terrible not being here for my city," LA Mayor Karen Bass told FOX 11's Elex Michaelson during a sit-down interview addressing her trip to Ghana as the wildfires broke out. She said she wasn't given any early warnings about the weather prior to her leaving the country.