Karen Bass: “The thoughts of all Angelenos are with all of those impacted by this blast.”

I understand why residents are frustrated. They deserve transparency, clear communication, and meaningful support.

Residents, public agencies and elected officials have repeatedly sought timely information regarding the cleanup, remediation, environmental monitoring and recovery.

We must rigorously examine whether our policies, training, tactics, supervision and accountability systems are sufficient.

But after the primary, we had to start over from scratch, so we need you to rush your matching donation right now to help fuel this campaign.