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A Los Angeles real estate agent is leading a recall effort to force Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass out of office.

The Real Deal reports Sahil Nandwani, an agent for JohnHart Real Estate, has launched a fundraising committee to fund the recall campaign, citing Bass’ shaky response to the Los Angeles County wildfires.

Nandwani is a donor to the state Republican Party, the San Bernardino County Republican Central Committee and the campaign of Republican Rep. Ken Calvert. His recall campaign would need to obtain around 330,000 signatures, or 15% of Los Angeles registered voters, within 120 days of the filing date on the recall effort.

Bass, a Democrat and a former congresswoman who was elected mayor in 2022, was criticized for being out of the country when the fires started to spread. Bass has not taken responsibility for her administration’s problematic response to the fires, instead dismissing the city’s fire chief, Kristin Crowley, who has appealed her dismissal.

Photo courtesy of Mayor Bass’ Instagram page