Los Angeles Fire Chief Faces Calls for Resignation
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t ...
LA Mayor Karen Bass’ office hit with scandals over hush money, bribes and accusations of ‘legalized corruption’
Corruption is ingrained in Los Angeles,” said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog, a non-profit public interest group ...
Firefighter union rallies behind LAFD chief, denounces unsigned attack on her performance
The union defended Crowley after a letter claiming to be from retired and active LAFD chief officers assailed the chief over ...
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Will the L.A. Fires Sink Bass, Newsom — and the Olympics?
Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, and the 2028 Summer Olympics: All three, to different degrees, have been imperiled by the deadly ...
LA fires live updates: Mayor names chief recovery officer, plans outside probe
At least 27 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage ...
Trump’s Biggest Political Liability Is Hiding in Plain Sight
The Los Angeles Times’ billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, declared on X that “the Mayor cut LA Fire Department’s budget ...
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Some evacuations lifted as crews make progress on Los Angeles County wildfires
"The mayor?" asked Lee. "Yes," replied Banuelos. "Because of how she cut the funds to the fire department." Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass does not have jurisdiction over Altadena, which is in Los ...
Civic leader Steve Soboroff to head L.A.'s wildfire rebuilding and recovery efforts
Mayor Karen Bass selected developer and civic leader Steve Soboroff to lead Los Angeles' recovery and rebuilding efforts in ...
The LA fires are proof the social contract between citizen and state is broken
The Los Angeles fires have put the state’s breach of the basic social contract on full, horrific display. The citizens upheld ...
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Los Angeles Burned, Now They’re Coming for Karen Bass
Critics also accuse Bass of slashing the Los Angeles Fire Department’s share of the city budget by $23 million, a cut that supposedly caused fire hydrants to run dry and starved brave firefighters of ...