Did I know that it was a difficult job? Absolutely. Am I ready for the job? Most definitely,” she said in an interview with KNX radio.

Criticism is growing against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass following her handling of the devastating Palisades Fire, and now she is facing a recall effort.

Any recall effort would need to gather valid signatures from 15% of registered voters, or about 330,000 overall.

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The text messages Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sent and received about the Palisades Fire were not saved. 7 On Your Side Investigates filed a public information request for all text messages Bass sent and received about the fires while she was on a trip to Africa and once she returned to Los Angeles after the fires sparked.

The latest LA Times-UC Berkeley poll found that less than 20% of residents thought that Mayor Karen Bass's response to the wildfires was excellent or good.

Facing mounting criticism and a recall effort Wednesday over her handling of the Palisades Fire, Mayor Karen Bass declared, “I would never quit on my city.” The recall campaign is led by Nicole Shanahan,

Residents of the devastated Pacific Palisades make up the majority of the initial proponents of the petition to recall Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, signaling Palisades residents assign heavy blame to Bass for their community’s destruction.