When wildfires, homelessness, and immigration collide, Los Angeles becomes a focal point for America’s biggest debates. In this candid, hourlong sitdown, Shane Smith presses L.A. Mayor  Karen  Bass on everything from her controversial trip to Ghana during the Palisades inferno to the missing billions earmarked for homelessness relief. Bass pulls back the curtain on firedepartment missteps, why she fired the city’s fire chief, and how a thousand unused veteran housing vouchers were finally unlocked. Along the way, volunteer firefighter and Community  Brigade cofounder Keegan Gibbs joins Shane to recount the night Malibu burned and explains why even the bestequipped departments can be powerless against hurricaneforce winds. Bass lays out her plan to rebuild faster—thanks in part to an unexpected assist from the Trump administration’s Army  Corps of  Engineers—and reveals a new public/private partnership with developer Rick  Caruso and NBA vet JJ Redick to restore a devastated rec center. #vicenews #news #shanesmithhasquestions #shanesmith #sshq #lafires Don't miss a video! Subscribe NOW: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Check out Shane's Substack: https://shanesmith.substack.com/ Get 10% off your first order with code SHANE at ⁠https://www.zippixtoothpicks.com⁠ Download the DraftKings app and get 350 casino spins with code SHANE or go to or head to ⁠⁠https://casino.draftkings.com/ #DraftKings #ad Shane Smith Has Questions SSHQ is a dynamic, apolitical podcast hosted by Shane Smith dedicated to getting to the bottom of prominent instances of misinformation and disinformation while revealing the fascinating fundamental truths (if there are any?) of the most interesting and convoluted social and political issues of our time. In Season 1, Shane discusses many of today’s most important topics such as Immigration, Covid, Immortality, Trump, Elections, Space, and more! Follow VICE News Here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vicenews?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo ============================= Chapters 00:00 – Palisades fire eyewitness account with Keegan Gibbs 17:00 – Bass on firing the fire chief & afteraction report 33:00 – Immigration raids, labor fears & the federal lawsuit 49:00 – Homelessness numbers, Inside Safe, and fixing flawed policies 58:00 – Rebuilding partnerships, infrastructure dreams & Bass’s advice for L.A.’s next mayor ============================= Inside LA’s Wildfire Crisis & Political Fallout ft. Karen Bass | Shane Has Questions | Vice News https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZaT_X_mc0BI-djXOlfhqWQ/