Los Angeles County, city of Pasadena sue SoCal Edison seeking Eaton Fire-related damages
The County of Los Angeles and city of Pasadena filed separate lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Wednesday over the deadly Eaton Fire, alleging the utility's electrical equipment caused ...
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LA City Council will hear former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal case
The Los Angeles City Council is set to hear former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley’s appeal on Tuesday, March 4, a critical test of whether council members will support Mayor Karen Bass’ decision ...
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LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
that doesn't live there. Lynn McIntyre is one of very few in her community who still has *** home that's standing, but it's not livable. I feel incredibly vulnerable scared. I did and hearing ...
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LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a potential fire and ...
‘Tone deaf.’ Call for volunteers to clean park in fire zone faces pushback in Altadena
Closed, because the Eaton fire wiped out more than 6,000 homes in Altadena. Because the park was damaged and is surrounded by ...
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LA mayor ousts fire chief amid wildfire response criticism
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday ousted the chief of the city's Fire Department, weeks after blazing wildfires devastated the area. The mayor's office released a statement saying it was ...
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LA fire union prez blasts Mayor Karen Bass for axing chief Kristin Crowley over wildfire response: ‘Scapegoat’
The Los Angeles Fire Department union boss blasted Mayor Karen Bass for firing department Chief Kristin Crowley, claiming the head firefighter was being used as a “scapegoat” for the city’s ...
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LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
LOS ANGELES — Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a ...
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LA mayor removes fire chief amid tensions over deadly wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) has removed the city’s fire chief, Kristin Crowley, amid ongoing tensions over the handling of and response to the region’s deadly January wildfires.
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Former LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley appeals her firing by Mayor Bass
The Ralphs market destroyed in the Palisades Fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) Under the City Charter, Crowley has 10 calendar days to appeal her ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sacks fire chief who said city failed residents in wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday announced that LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley had been fired. Crowley had criticized Bass and other Democratic leadership with the city, claiming it had ...