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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...

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Resumes Irreversible Gender Procedures on Confused Kids

February 25, 2025 9:58 amFebruary 25, 2025 11:08 am

Under pronounced pressure from the Trump Administration, the notorious Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announced early this month that it was pausing the initiation of so-called gender-affirming care for minors. In response, California Attorney General Rob Bonta threatened to find the...

Bakersfield-Area Assembly District, SoCal Senate District Up For Special Elections Tuesday

February 25, 2025 6:21 amFebruary 25, 2025 9:23 am

Two California special elections will be held on Tuesday to fill vacancies caused by elections in November, with an Assembly District and Senate District at stake. Both seats are majority Republican, meaning that the elections are likely to bring in...

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,...

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....