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Officials say the report, released Thursday, is the first comprehensive analysis of the true cost of the wildfires.

The CD11 politician, who represents the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades, will be part of a roundtable discussion there ...

Santa Monica Beach is littered with charred debris from recent fires, and cleanup efforts are delayed due to pending health ...

Tasked with safely completing an urgent process, EPA commander Tara Fitzgerald focused on one mission: “Do your part.” ...

The procedural step, which is afforded by the city Charter, is unlikely to succeed. But it will almost certainly cause ...

The appeal came less than a week after Mayor Karen Bass removed the chief from her job. She blamed her for a lack of ...

LOS ANGELES − Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is appealing her controversial firing at the hands of Mayor Karen ...

After she was ousted, Crowley decided to remain in the department at a lower rank, an option she had under civil service ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has formally appealed her removal by Mayor Karen Bass, escalating an ongoing ...

In the end, it was the least-surprising firing of a subordinate by a mayor in the history of big-city government ...

Kristin Crowley sent a letter to the Los Angeles City Council on Thursday, informing them she is proceeding with an appeal of the mayor's removal of her as fire chief.