Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass talks with California Governor Gavin Newsom while surveying damage during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades.(Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)
MAYOR KAREN BASS’ BROTHER, whose Malibu home burned in the Palisades Fire, has filed a lawsuit against the city his sister leads, among other defendants, for alleged lapses that led to the deadly blaze.
Kenneth Bass and his wife, Cindy, filed their suit against the city on May 18 in L.A. Superior Court, according to public filings reviewed by L.A. Material. The couple’s claim, which has not been previously reported, is among thousands of claims lodged by home and business owners in connection with the fire that erupted on Jan. 7, 2025, and pushed westward into Malibu.
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