LA Mayor Karen Bass handed out rich city contracts, forcing drastic cuts to fire department months before deadly wildfires: records
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding for the fire department after mayor Karen Bass awarded gilded contracts to city ...
LA mayor denies sacking fire chief amid growing criticism of response to disaster
The mayor of Los Angeles has denied sacking the city’s fire chief amid growing criticism of the political response to the ...
LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Kristin Crowley, who was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022, has become a vocal critic of Mayor Karen Bass' handling ...
Outraged LA residents call for ‘immediate recall’ of Mayor Karen Bass over wildfires — as petition hits over 50K signatures
Bass slashed $17.6 million from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year — which critics blasted ...
L.A. Mayor and Fire Chief Try to Show a United Front Amid Tensions
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles tried to project a unified front with her fire chief amid obvious tension on Saturday, a day after the chief criticized city officials and said they had failed to ...
Mayor Bass, LAFD chief put on united front after speculation of chief's firing
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and LA Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley put on a united front during a news conference Saturday on the deadly wildfires which continue to rage — a day after reports ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
Deadly Los Angeles wildfires: New evacuation orders as biggest blaze stretches east
Crews have reported some progress in the battle against LA’s deadly wildfires, but tens of thousands remain under evacuation ...