L.A. City Council leader denies fire department cuts: 'Best-funded in the nation'
Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley says funding shortages are making her department's job more difficult during the historic wildfires. L.A. City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson joins ...
Before Taking Office, L.A.’s Mayor Said She Would Not Go Abroad
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires broke out. Three years ...
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City controller blasts Mayor Bass, city leaders over fire budget cuts: 'Disgraceful'
In a series of posts on X, Controller Kenneth Mejia called it “disgraceful" that city officials are downplaying major cuts to the fire department amid deadly wildfires.
Why Didn’t L.A. Firefighters Have Access to More Water? Newsom Calls For Investigation
Currently, the Los Angeles Fire Department and CAL FIRE are fighting multiple blazes, the most dominant being the Palisades ...
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LA's fire chief engages in a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
The wildfire in Pacific Palisades that has burned more than 5,000 structures has put leaders on the defensive and led LA fire chief Kristin Crowley to engage in a public spat with Mayor Karen ...
Letters to the Editor: Is it fair to blame L.A.'s fire catastrophe on Mayor Karen Bass?
Generations of firefighting infrastructure planning took place before Karen Bass became mayor. It seems unfair to put all the ...
‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Assessing the long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural ...
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FBI searches home of Los Angeles deputy mayor linked to City Hall bomb threat probe
The FBI searched the home of a Los Angeles deputy mayor as part of an investigation into a bomb threat made against City Hall, officials said Wednesday. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' office said ...