LA Mayor Karen Bass handed out rich city contracts, forcing drastic cuts to fire department months before deadly wildfires: records
Los Angeles was forced to slash funding for the fire department after mayor Karen Bass awarded gilded contracts to city ...
California fires live updates: Mayor's office denies report LAFD chief was dismissed
Nearly a dozen people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California ...
LA mayor denies sacking fire chief amid growing criticism of response to disaster
The mayor of Los Angeles has denied sacking the city’s fire chief amid growing criticism of the political response to the ...
Outraged LA residents call for ‘immediate recall’ of Mayor Karen Bass over wildfires — as petition hits over 50K signatures
Bass slashed $17.6 million from the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year — which critics blasted ...
California wildfires live updates: Death toll rises to 16 as Palisades Fire expands east to Brentwood and Encino
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the ...
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LA mayor takes aim at 'predator' fire criminals as two out of six deadly California wildfires contained
Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass has condemned the criminal "predators" attempting to take advantage of California's natural ...
L.A. mayor, California governor criticized over fires as political clash ensues
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass came under sharp criticism for her response to a series of raging wildfires on Thursday, while ...
Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...
Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move ...