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Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley Will Appeal Firing By Mayor Bass

February 28, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 28, 2025 2:46 am

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley announced on Thursday that she would be appealing her dismissal last week by Mayor Karen Bass before a special meeting on Friday. Bass and Crowley have clashed publicly and privately since the...

LA Mayor Karen Bass Fires LAFD Chief Kristen Crowley, Blaming Her For Mishandling Palisades Fire

February 21, 2025 6:05 pmFebruary 21, 2025 11:02 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristen Crowley on Friday over allegations that Crowley did not tell Bass of what the exact risk of wildfires were last month before Bass left on an African trip....

LA Fire Dept. Calls Out LA Mayor Karen Bass For Lying Again Over Wildfire Knowledge

February 20, 2025 6:32 pmFebruary 20, 2025 6:32 pm

The Los Angeles Fire Department refuted a recent statement by Bass on Wednesday, saying that she did indeed have prior knowledge of how bad the Santa Ana winds were going to be before leaving for Africa right before the January...

LA Mayor Bass Demonstrated that Wildfires Were Not High on her Priorities List

February 18, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 18, 2025 2:46 am

In an NBC interview over the weekend, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass admitted publicly for the first time that her trip to Ghana just before the Southern California wildfires last month was a mistake. Before the fires, Bass demonstrated that...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Swiftly Reverses Course Over $500K Paycheck for Wildfire Czar For 3 Months Work

February 10, 2025 1:43 pmFebruary 10, 2025 1:43 pm

Over the weekend, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that her chief wildfire recovery officer, Steve Soboroff, would be paid $500,000 over the course of 90 days. Following a major public outcry, she then backtracked, saying he would be working...

New College Poll asks ‘Is Gavin Newsom to Blame for California Wildfires?’

February 6, 2025 2:45 amFebruary 6, 2025 2:46 am

A new College Pulse poll released on Wednesday found that only around roughly 14% of college age Californians at least somewhat blame Governor Gavin Newsom for the wildfires in Southern California last month, showing that Californians are still mixed on...

Gavin Newsom Notified of Intent to Recall

January 31, 2025 1:15 pmFebruary 10, 2025 10:36 am

An intent of recall petition, started only last week by Saving California, was received by Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday following enough signatures gathered, moving forward the latest recall attempt. Several recall efforts have been mounted against Newsom since he...