Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has field a legal claim against the city that accuses Mayor Karen Bass of an “orchestrated campaign of misinformation, defamation and retaliation” during ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass. Crowley alleges she was fired in retaliation and defamed after speaking out against the ...

In a legal claim, the former fire chief says she was scapegoated amid mounting criticism of Bass’ decision to attend a ...

FILE - Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley talks during a news conference at HarborUCLA Medical Center in the West Carson area of Los Angeles, Feb. 15 ...

The claim alleges that the 25-year career of a public servant was destroyed not because of any failure in Crowley’s duties, but because she told the truth.

California state law requires an after-action report to examine the city's response to the fire. Mayor Bass said that the U.S ...

FILE - Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley talks during a news conference at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center in the West Carson area of Los Angeles, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former Los Angeles fire chief filed a legal claim Wednesday against the city, alleging that her ouster by Mayor Karen Bass was followed by an orchestrated effort to smear her ...