Records show Los Angeles officials’ early struggles as windswept blazes escalated
The exchange of messages reveals how authorities initially assessed and activated the lowest level of emergency management to ...
Letters to the Editor: Opposing views on the feud between Karen Bass and Kristin Crowley
One reader says Mayor Bass is deflecting blame by terminating the LAFD chief. Another says the mayor could have fired Crowley ...
Erratic wildfire performance puts LA Mayor Karen Bass in a political hole
Bass is up for re-election next year and if she wants another term, she’ll be starting in a hole she dug herself.
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Fired LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley's Appeals Abrupt Dismissal
A hearing will be held at City Hall Tuesday to appeal her firing by Mayor Karen Bass, who has been heavily criticized for the ...
Former Los Angeles fire chief appeals controversial ousting that came in wake of wildfires
LOS ANGELES − Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is appealing her controversial firing at the hands of Mayor Karen ...
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Leadership in L.A. facing backlash over accountability after devastating wildfires
On Friday, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass dismissed the city's fire chief Kristin Crowley ... on a trip to Ghana to see the inauguration of its new president. The National Weather Service Los Angeles issued a ...
Blaming everyone but herself, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass needs to go
And let’s not forget Deputy Mayor Brian Williams, hired by Bass in March 2023 to work closely with public safety departments, ...
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Column: As Karen Bass Cans the Fire Chief, L.A. Deals With Smoky Explanations and Heaping Servings of Blame Pie
LOS ANGELES - The city of Los Angeles' winter of discontent grew even more discontented on Friday. At 11:15 a.m., Mayor Karen ...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass removes fire chief over tensions during deadly blazes
Fire Chief Kristin Crowley had been critical of the way the department was funded. The mayor said the day the Palisades Fire ...
Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation
Mayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades ...
LA mayor ousts fire chief amid wildfire response criticism
Mayor Karen Bass announced the decision to remove Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her position in a statement ...