Karen Bass' Heated Exchange With L.A. Official Revealed

Tensions between L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath seemed to hit a boiling point as wildfires ravaged their city.
According to newly released text messages, the 42-year-old expressed her confusion to the Democratic leader, 71, about her lack of communication over how officials should speak to the public regarding recovery efforts.
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Per The Los Angeles Times, on Tuesday, January 21, the former advertising executive sent a straightforward note to the ex-physician assistant to get clarification after city and county officials were ordered to stop holding daily news conferences together.
"You asked us to lay off the daily pressers. We did. We asked you to join us for this announcement tomorrow. No response. Now we hear you're doing one without us today when we are in lead role at your Depts' request?" Horvath pressed Bass in the text.

The former chair of Los Angeles County then used Bass' slogan of government unity against her, writing, "Doesn't feel very 'locked arms' to me."
The embattled mayor responded five hours later, explaining how she was unsure of the announcement Horvath was talking about and suggested they have a conversation later that day.

Luckily, it seems as if the two smoothed things over. "Supervisor Horvath has been a tremendous partner. She and I continue to work together to make sure the Palisades can rebuild as quickly and safely as possible," Bass made clear in a Monday, February 17, statement. "There's going to be miscommunication along the way and at the end of the day, the Supervisor and I are united in getting the people we serve back home and back on their feet."
The Ohio native also acknowledged the temporary conflict between herself and Bass. "Dealing with a crisis of this scale is complex and frustrations are inevitable," she explained.

"Mayor Bass cares deeply for the residents of Los Angeles and I will continue to work with her — as I do with the mayors of all of my District's cities — to ensure the County is supporting all our communities," Horvath added.

A representative for Bass addressed Horvath's accusation about cutting the briefings, noting, "Feedback from constituents was that the press conferences were too long."

A member of Horvath's camp Constance Farrell alleged the supervisor requested to continue with joint news conferences, but Bass' office allegedly did not want to partake. 
The leftist civil administrator came under intense scrutiny over the way she's led her city through this horrific event and her decision to fly to Ghana when the infernos first broke out.
When asked in a recent interview if the trip was a mistake, Bass said, "Absolutely it is, and I think that I have to demonstrate that every day by showing what we're doing, what is working, what are the challenges."