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Karen Bass faces political firestorm as blazes burn Los Angeles - USA TODAY
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 ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces heat for fire budget, Ghana trip as city burns - MSN
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 ...
Los Angeles Times5mon
Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded - Los Angeles Times
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.
Los Angeles Times4mon
Bass aides were warned of growing fire danger before she flew to Ghana - Los Angeles Times
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 ...
Fox News2mon
Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appeared to be backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the city’s fire department after facing massive backlash over the poor response to the ...
ABC News5mon
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes back against criticism over management of wildfires - ABC News
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on Jan. 8, 2025 in Los Angeles.
Fox News4mon
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sacks fire chief who said city failed residents in wildfires - Fox News
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. (Richard Vogel/AP) "Los ...
New York Post5mon
The Los Angeles fires are a human disaster long in the making - New York Post
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.
ABC News4mon
Los Angeles removes fire chief in wake of massive wildfires
Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley is seen here in Long Beach, Calif., Dec. 5, 2024. Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE ...
Firehouse4mon
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Speaks Out About Being Terminated
A Los Angeles Times investigation found that Fire Department officials could have ordered about 1,000 firefighters to remain on duty as winds were building but opted against it.
The New York Times4mon
Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation - The New York Times
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 ...