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LA City Council Denies Appeal Of Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley

March 5, 2025 2:45 amMarch 5, 2025 2:46 am

In a 13-2 vote on Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to not reinstate former Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Chief Kristin Crowley following her firing by LA Mayor Karen Bass last week. At a press conference on February...

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...

Senate Republicans Outline Decades of Democrats Killing Wildfire Prevention Bills

January 22, 2025 5:07 pmJanuary 23, 2025 1:10 pm

With several wildfires still blazing in Los Angeles, the Globe has been reflecting on how and why this is happening, especially with the state’s recent history of devastating and deadly wildfires. We harkened back to former Gov. Jerry Brown, who...

California’s Professional Political Class Caused the State’s Demise

January 20, 2025 3:15 amJanuary 21, 2025 11:49 am

As California Governor Gavin Newsom makes the rounds on every available media outlet – on every podcast and media interview – insisting that now is not the time to point fingers over the responsibility of the Pacific Palisades and Los...

AG Bonta Reportedly Challenging LA Council Districts

October 18, 2024 3:57 pmOctober 18, 2024 3:57 pm

Nury Martinez may get her wish after all. As you may recall, Martinez was Los Angeles City Council President when she and two other council members and a union boss had a private meeting about re-drawing the council district map...

Former LA City Councilman Jose Huizar Begins 13 Year Federal Prison Sentence

October 8, 2024 1:29 pmOctober 8, 2024 1:30 pm

Former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar surrendered to U.S. Bureau of Prisons officials at Federal Correction Institution Lompoc II (FCI Lompoc II) on Monday, beginning his 13 year prison sentence for racketeering and tax evasion crimes. Between 2013 and...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Vetos Police Reform Proposition; Council Upholds Veto

August 1, 2024 10:38 amAugust 1, 2024 10:38 am

The Los Angeles City Council upheld Mayor Karen Bass’ veto of a ballot measure that would have expanded the LAPD Chief’s powers to include firing officers for misconduct, stopping it from reaching voters this November by a single vote. The...