One of the central figures taking heat is LA Mayor Karen Bass, who was overseas in Ghana when the flames started—despite the fact that she promised as a candidate that she would eschew such photo-op trips and despite the fact that she had been warned that the fire danger was extreme.

It only gets worse for the mayor, however, as the LA Times asked a pointed question in a headline Friday: “Why is Mayor Karen Bass deleting her text messages?” Two things quickly come to mind: 1) Why, indeed? And 2) If you’re a liberal and the far-left LA Times is coming after you, you know things are bad.

Why is Mayor Karen Bass deleting her text messages? pic.twitter.com/L4rLXnKzle

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) March 8, 2025

This seems highly suspect:

When flames erupted in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was more than 7,000 miles away, on a diplomatic mission to Africa.

Bass headed home shortly thereafter and was in transit for nearly 24 hours as the fire ravaged the Palisades and surrounding communities.

She and her office have said she was in constant communication during that period. But it’s impossible to know exactly what she was communicating, because her messages were not saved, according to a city lawyer.

“Her phone is set not to save text messages,” said the lawyer, David Michaelson.

I’m sorry, who does this? Who, except a guy cheating on his wife, goes into their phone’s settings and explicitly says, “Do not save any of my messages?” It seems especially questionable considering we’re talking about the leadership of a top official during a major crisis and what she said and when she said it might be extremely important to review when assessing the aftermath.