Proponents Named in Los Angeles Mayor Recall Filings Include Residents of Fire-Impacted, Crime-Ridden Neighborhoods

The mayor’s reelection campaign calls the recall effort a ‘MAGA distraction.’

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during a fire emergency briefing at Station 69 in Pacific Palisades, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, on Jan. 24, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

LOS ANGELES—Organizers behind an effort to recall Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have chosen as the face of their campaign five individuals who, at least nominally, represent main flashpoints in a swelling backlash to her tenure in the wake of a wildfire that obliterated parts of the city in January.

The notice of intent, filed March 11, lists Gelena Wasserman, Heather Hilterbrand, Sarah Peterson, Susan Collins, and Jonathan Garciaramirez as committee proponents sponsoring the recall petition.