LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
Six weeks after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief amid a public rift over ...
Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation
Mayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades ...
LA mayor ousts fire chief amid wildfire response criticism
Mayor Karen Bass announced the decision to remove Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her position in a statement ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Says Fire Chief Didn't Warn Her about Fire Risk
The rank-and-file firefighters have voiced appreciation for Los Angeles Chief Kristin Crowley's honesty regarding the state ...
Bass says LAFD Chief Crowley failed to warn her about fire risk
Separately, the LAFD has defended its decision not to pre-deploy any engines and firefighters to the Palisades — as they had ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing her response to Palisades wildfire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her ...
Los Angeles mayor sacks fire chief over handling of deadly blazes
LA Mayor Karen Bass has frequently been the target of residents' ire in recent weeks after a flat-footed response to the ...
Bass ousts L.A. fire chief, saying LAFD needs 'new leadership'
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has fired Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley over the chief's handling of the ...
How LA wildfires are making an already tough rental market even worse
The one-bedroom cottage with a woodsy vibe reminded Heather McAlpine of the home she lost to the brutal Los Angeles-area ...
Scoop: Speaker Rivas makes money moves
THE BUZZ: PRICE CUTS — Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas kicked off this legislative session with a blistering indictment of his ...
LA Mayor Removes Fire Chief Over Response to Palisades Blaze
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, escalating a public dispute over the city’s handling of the ...
How Trump's mass layoffs raise the risk of wildfires in the US West, according to fired workers
Workers who maintained trails, removed combustible debris from forests, supported firefighters and secured funds for wildfire mitigation say staffing cuts threaten public safety, especially in the ...