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The union defended Crowley after a letter claiming to be from retired and active LAFD chief officers assailed the chief over her agency’s wildfire response.
L.A. City Council passes a series of actions to address wildfire responses and recovery.
L.A. City Council members have called on the Department of Water and Power to examine why fire hydrants lost water pressure in last week’s epic firefight, and why a reservoir was offline.
The Los Angeles City Council is facing criticism over the move to halt remote public comment during its meetings.
Kristin Crowley, in multiple interviews, drew a connection between budget cuts to her department and the city’s struggle to combat the wildfires.
Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget. At the same time, the agency has had to scale back operations in recent months.
With Mayor Karen Bass far from L.A., Rick Caruso, her opponent in the 2022 election, swept in to fill the gap, blasting the city’s handling of the wildfires.
Firefighters battling the Palisades fire dealt with hydrants that had little to no water flowing out. By 3 a.m. Wednesday, all hydrants ‘went dry,’ an LADWP official says.
The debate over the project has played out amid a downturn in the region’s entertainment industry, with studios taking their film and television productions elsewhere.
A major winner in this year’s committee assignment sweepstakes is Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, who is joining the powerful budget committee.
