Mayoral candidate Austin Beutner presses Mayor Bass on Palisades fire response

With the one-year anniversary of the Palisades fire approaching this week, the disaster has played a limited role in Mayor Karen Bass’s reelection messaging — a vacuum her political opponents are seeking to fill.

Standing in front of a fire-damaged home still under construction in the Palisades, mayoral candidate Austin Beutner accused the mayor of failing to take responsibility for the city’s response to the fire, raised questions about the accuracy and credibility of the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report...