Fire Department budget cuts burn Bass as fires blaze. Budget documents obtained by USA TODAY show that the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was reduced from $837 million in fiscal year 2024 to ...

Fire Department budget cuts burn Bass as fires blaze . Budget documents obtained by USA TODAY show that the Los Angeles Fire ...

In the weeks following the Palisades and Eaton fires, KTLA submitted numerous public records requests seeking communications to and from top leaders—before, during, and after the unprecedented ...

As the Palisades fire exploded in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, Mayor Karen Bass was posing for photos at an embassy cocktail party in Ghana, pictures posted on social media show.

The day before Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left for Ghana, her aides received an email from the city’s Emergency Management Department warning of a “high confidence in damaging winds and ...

In the weeks since the Palisades fire, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has faced repeated questions about why she left for Ghana as ... putting the blame on Los Angeles Fire Department Chief ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was in Ghana when her city’s fires began, despite ample warnings that a disaster was likely. Frank Saka / Facebook Don’t blame climate change.

Former Los Angeles fire chief appeals controversial ousting that came in wake of wildfires Mayor Karen Bass fired Kristin Crowley late last week, saying it was 'in the best interests of Los ...

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 on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. (AP Photo ...

For now, Ronnie Villanueva, who had recently retired after serving in the Los Angeles Fire Department for more than 40 years, will serve as the interim chief. Jesus Jiménez is a Times reporter ...

Los Angeles fire Chief Kristin Crowley blasted the $17 million budget cut on CNN on Friday, saying that she had warned the city for three years that the department has been underfunded and under ...