Ross Macdonald’s “The Underground Man” is exquisitely attuned to the Californian landscape—how it rises, falls, smells, and, ...

LOS ANGELES — The good news for Mayor Karen Bass: Her decision to sack the city’s fire chief in the wake of devastating wildfires was broadly upheld Tuesday by the City Council. The bad news?

LOS ANGELES — Six weeks after the start of the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the fire chief Friday amid a public rift over preparations for a ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday announced that LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley had been fired. Crowley had criticized Bass and other Democratic leadership with the city, claiming it had ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass sacked the city’s fire chief on Friday, blaming her for leadership failures in the handling of deadly blazes that tore through the California metropolis in January.

Los Angeles Mayor Removes ... during the Palisades fire and every single day – is without question. Bringing new leadership to the fire department is what our city needs," Bass said in a ...

LOS ANGELES — The former Los Angeles fire chief who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass after the most destructive wildfire in city history failed to win back her job Tuesday, falling short with her ...

Los Angeles City Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez is calling for former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley to appeal her firing by Mayor Karen Bass. Rodriguez argues that Crowley's firing was "scapegoating ...

the Consolidated Fire Protection District of Los Angeles County, the City of Pasadena and the City of Sierra Madre filed lawsuits seeking compensation for damages to public resources and ...

our firefighters and the people of Los Angeles is that the Los Angeles City Fire Department will be prepared," Villanueva said after being presented as interim chief. "The Los Angeles City Fire ...

The Chief refused. These require her removal." In this Dec. 5, 2024, file photo, Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley is seen here in Long Beach, Calif. Myung J. Chun / Los ...

BEEN OUSTED SIX WEEKS AFTER THE DEVASTATING L.A. FIRES. MAYOR KAREN BASS SAYS SHE IS REMOVING CHIEF CHRISTINE CROWLEY IMMEDIATELY. IN A STATEMENT, BASS SAID BRINGING NEW LEADERSHIP TO THE FIRE ...