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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Deletes Text Messages Over Palisades Fire While In Africa

March 10, 2025 1:00 pmMarch 10, 2025 1:00 pm

A public information request for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ text messages when the Palisades fire first started in January was denied over the weekend as Mayor Bass was found to have deleted the messages during her time there. According...

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...

Official Recall Effort Begins Against LA Mayor Karen Bass

March 4, 2025 1:38 pmMarch 4, 2025 1:38 pm

A recall campaign against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass filed paperwork with the Los Angeles Ethics Commission on Monday, officially beginning the long-awaited recall process against her. The Recall Karen Bass Committee, headed by real estate agent and Republican donor...

Saving California, Mel Gibson Condemn Newsom, Bass For Their Roles In Mishandling The L.A. Wildfires

February 28, 2025 12:55 pmFebruary 28, 2025 1:02 pm

At an event in Altadena earlier this week, the Gavin Newsom recall group Saving California, along with guests and actor Mel Gibson, criticized Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass for their mishandling the Southern California wildfires last...

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...

Legislation Charges World Cup, Olympic Ticket Holders Extra $5 for a Metro Day Pass

February 27, 2025 1:46 pmFebruary 27, 2025 1:46 pm

A bill aimed at raising ticket prices for the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles by $5 to include a Metro day pass on tickets was introduced in the Assembly recently amidst calls that the...

California FAIR Plan Payouts So Far in Palisades and Eaton Fires

February 25, 2025 2:55 amFebruary 26, 2025 6:32 am

Earlier in February, the California FAIR Plan, the last resort fire insurance through the State of California, only had $377 million in the kitty available to payout claims, the Globe was told. After our visit to Pacific Palisades February 6th,...