Firefighters raced Saturday to cut off spreading wildfires before potentially strong winds return that could push the flames toward the world famous J. Paul Getty Museum and the University of ...
Kristin Crowley was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022 at a time of department turmoil. As a career firefighter, she ...
More than a dozen people are believed to be dead as devastating fires spread across Southern California amid dry and windy ...
Los Angeles' water chief reportedly knew about an empty reservoir and broken fire hydrants months before the deadly wildfires ...
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year.
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 ...
San Francisco Chronicle columnist Emily Hoeven spoke with Inside California Politics about how L.A. Mayor Karen Bass's administration responded to the fire.
Right now, people are frustrated and they’re angry — and that’s understandable, they’re looking for someone to blame.” — ...
The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted speculation that its chief, Kristin Crowley, had been dismissed as crews continue to ...
Prior to the wildfire crisis, both President Biden and former President Obama considered Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen ...
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding for the fire department after mayor Karen Bass awarded gilded contracts to city ...