Karen Bass’s brother sues Los Angeles after house burned down in Palisades fire
Kenneth Bass, teh brother of Los angeles Mayor Karen Bass, has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los angeles after his Malibu home was destroyed in the 2025 Palisades fire. Reported by *L.A. Material*, the filing-made on May 18 and reported June 10-claims harms including smoke inhalation and the distress of losing the property, and lists 18 public and private defendants.
Bass’s office said the mayor has spoken publicly about her brother’s loss before and noted that the City Attorney’s Office is responsible for defending the city and the Department of Water and Power in the case. The article also references controversy around Karen Bass’s handling of the fires, including that she was in Africa during the disaster, where she attended a presidential inauguration as homes burned and deaths were reported.
Kenneth Bass, brother of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, has sued the city of Los Angeles after his home burned down in the destructive Palisades fire in 2025.
The lawsuit was first reported by the L.A. Material on Wednesday.
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The report said Kenneth and his wife filed the lawsuit on May 18 and alleged smoke inhalation and the distress of losing their Malibu home.
“There’s nothing new here — Mayor Bass has spoken of her brother’s loss publicly since January of 2025,” Bass’s office told the Washington Examiner. “Thousands of people are plaintiffs in this action, which names 18 public and private sector defendants. The City Attorney’s Office is responsible for defending the City and DWP in this lawsuit.”
Bass was vocal about the destruction of the home during a Pacific Palisades Community Council meeting in January 2025.
“The loss that you’re going through, I share indirectly. It’s hit my family too,” Bass said. “It’s a type of shock and grief that is trauma that will be with us for a long time.”
Now, Bass’s brother joins thousands who have filed lawsuits against the city. Bass has faced controversy over her handling of the Palisades fires.
Bass was in Africa during the fires. She attended the inauguration of President John Dramani Mahama in Ghana while homes burned and 12 people died.
She expressed remorse in her decision during an interview with then Fox 11 news anchor Elex Michaelson, where she said it was a “mistake.”
Bass advanced to the general election after the mayoral primary on June 2. In California’s jungle primary system, the top two finishers advance to the runoff in November.
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She will be joined by City Councilwoman Nithya Raman. The two contenders beat out reality TV star Spencer Pratt, who was running as an independent.
The general election will be held on Nov. 3.
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