Mayor Karen Bass previously approved a merit-based pay raise of 2.5% for former Fire Chief Kristen Crowley — weeks later firing Crowley over what Bass characterized as leadership failures related to January’s wildfires.

An effort to recall Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass officially launched its website on Tuesday. The Democratic mayor faces significant backlash due to her response to the wildfires that burned through the Pacific Palisades in January,

Bass’s political strategist dismissed the recall effort against the mayor, telling the LA Times it's “nothing more than another extreme right-wing political stunt designed to divide Los Angeles.