LA’s fire chief is at the center of a public spat with City Hall as wildfires rage
Kristin Crowley, who was elevated to Los Angeles fire chief in 2022, has become a vocal critic of Mayor Karen Bass' handling ...
Why did fire hydrants run dry across Los Angeles?
Other fires, like the 2023 Maui fires and the 2017 Tubbs Fire in Northern California, have caused hydrants to go dry in the past, and it seems L.A. will need to go back to the drawing board if these ...
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Why right-wing influencers are blaming the California wildfires on diversity efforts
Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies.
Hydrants’ failure casts Los Angeles fire chief into public spat with City Hall
The wildfire in Pacific Palisades that has burned more than 5,000 structures to become the most destructive in city history ...
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Gavin Newsom Asks Biden To ‘Deal With’ People Allegedly Spreading ‘Misinformation’ About His Wildfire Response
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom requested Friday that President Joe Biden “deal with” people who are allegedly ...
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MAGA Blames Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs for LA Wildfires: 'Working Hydrants > Diversity'
Conservatives blame diversity initiatives for Los Angeles wildfires, ignoring scientific evidence linking the disaster to ...
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Internal Docs Show 2 of LA Fire Dept's Top 3 Goals Were DEI, While Disaster Recovery Ranked Dead Last
As California firefighters struggle to control multiple wildfires destroying thousands of homes and forcing more than 100,000 ...
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LAFD is doing all we can to fight LA fires. But we're dangerously understaffed. | Opinion
We can, and will, get through these devastating fires. But as part of the recovery, Los Angeles is going to have to make some consequential decisions.
LA County cut fire budget while spending heavily on DEI, woke items: 'Midnight Stroll Transgender Cafe'
A review of Los Angeles County's budget shows that thousands of dollars were allocated to diversity, equity and inclusion ...
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Morrison Hotel Made Famous by The Doors Goes up in Flames in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the blaze around 11 a.m. on South Hope Street, arriving to find the four-story vacant building on fire, according to a department news release.
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‘Morrison Hotel’ made famous by The Doors goes up in flames in LA
according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The Morrison Hotel was featured on the cover of The Doors’ fifth album. Celebrated music photographer Henry Diltz made the image in 1969 and said ...