LAFD forced to explain why they are fighting fires with 'women's handbags' as conspiracies rage online
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Erik Scott has been forced to confront online conspiracy theories as firefighters continue ...
California fires live updates: Red flag alert will stay in effect through Wednesday
More than a dozen people are believed to be dead and many more injured as several fires broke out across Southern California ...
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City controller blasts Mayor Bass, city leaders over fire budget cuts: 'Disgraceful'
In a series of posts on X, Controller Kenneth Mejia called it “disgraceful" that city officials are downplaying major cuts to the fire department amid deadly wildfires.
LAFD’s $300K-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for defending DEI by blaming the victim: ‘He got himself in the wrong place’
Deputy Chief Kristine Larson -- who heads the Equity and Human Resources Bureau -- was addressing accusations that female ...
Inside the Los Angeles wildfires blame game
To some, the LA wildfires that devoured thousands of homes were down to a perfect storm of hurricane winds, drought and ...
LA fires latest: High winds set to return tonight as landlords slammed for hiking prices during home shortage
Gavin Newsom has described the Los Angeles wildfires as the worst natural disaster in US history “in terms of the scale and scope”. The blazes are on track to be among the costliest ever seen in the ...
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Mayor Bass: LAFD Chief Still Has a Job
The LA Fire Chief still has a job, for now.LA Mayor Karen Bass says she and the Fire Chief Kristin Crowley are focused on ...
A dad and daughter help evacuees learn whether their homes survived the California wildfires
A father-daughter team in the Los Angeles area are staying in their home behind the fire barricades and taking inventory of ...
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Los Angeles Fire Department budget sustained cuts but saw overall increase
In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire department by $17.6 million from the previous year. At the time, the city of Los ...
Deadly Los Angeles wildfires: Crews scramble to contain blazes ahead of high winds
Crews have reported some progress in the battle against LA’s wildfires, but renewed windy and dry conditions could hamper containment efforts. Follow for live updates.
A furious blame game has erupted over the cause of the LA inferno that has killed 16 and left thousands homeless. Now, as DAVID PATRIKARAKOS reveals, a new theory has emerged ...
The mood on the ground here is the same mix of rage and grief I've seen in Ukraine after a Russian missile strike or a particularly bloody battle. And almost everyone believes it was avoidable.
Fact-checking criticism of California Democrats over fires
The US president-elect has criticised a top California Democrat for challenges fighting the blazes in Los Angeles.