Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso is stoking speculation about his political future as he becomes one of the most vocal Democratic critics of the handling of the wildfires that have ravaged parts of the region.

At this point, it remains to be seen just how vulnerable Bass is due to her perceived failure to prepare and then respond to the fires.

Caruso, a candidate who lost the 2022 election to Mayor Karen Bass, owns shopping centers across the region, including the Grove in Fairfax, the Americana at Brand in Glendale and Palisades Village, a retail-residential complex in the Palisades that was damaged in the blaze.

The former Republican and mayoral candidate is riling up California's moderates amid the destruction, but will it work?

Caruso said poor preparation led to the Palisades Fire's devastation and said he believes the damage could have been mitigated, but officials are making excuses.

The Los Angeles Times reported that hydrants were low on water and some ran completely dry as the fires raged. City officials blamed the insatiable demand for water required to fight the fires. But Rick Caruso, a high-profile developer and former candidate ...

Developer Rick Caruso, who built and owns the Rosewood Miramar Beach in Montecito, is speaking out about his Palisades property.

The historic Bay Theater, which reopened in 2018 and has been operated by Netflix since 2021, survived the Palisades fire, Caruso told The Times.

Real estate tycoons Rick Caruso, Grant Cardone and Robert Rivani claim corruption and mismanagement is behind SoCal inferno.

Amid the devastation of the fires, private firefighters have sparked anger, a sign of inequality between the city's wealthiest residents and those struggling to rebuild.

“We’ve got a real leadership issue here,” Caruso said Wednesday on Fox News’s Hannity. “They clearly were not prepared for the kind of fire that was gonna be coming. But in Los ...

Critics slam Karen Bass for fire department budget reduction and overseas trip during crisis, while Governor Newsom faces heat from Trump.