Credit rating agency warns it may soon lower Los Angeles bond ratings due to fires
Credit rating agency S&P placed a credit watch warning on Los Angeles’s general obligation and municipal improvement lease revenue bonds, signaling at least a one-in-two chance that the agency could ...
Trump’s Biggest Political Liability Is Hiding in Plain Sight
The Los Angeles Times’ billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, declared on X that “the Mayor cut LA Fire Department’s budget ...
LA officials were warned about budget cuts to fire department: 'Someone will die'
Several people are on record sounding the alarm that the Los Angeles Fire Department did not have the resources it needs ...
Los Angeles leaders face backlash over budget cuts after devastating wildfires
Fox News senior national correspondent William La Jeunesse reports on budget cuts to the Los Angeles Fire Department ahead of ...
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...
Blame game for California fires grows as lawsuits and recall efforts gain steam
LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley defended her decision not to deploy additional firefighters ahead of the blazes despite warnings ...
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Fact-check: Did California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut $100 million in fire prevention?
Newsom said it was a "ridiculous lie" that he cut $100 million, a retort he included on his new website, California Fire Facts. But the website didn’t dissect the $100 million; it focused on the big ...
Actor Denis Leary tells 'The View' LA fire department 'understaffed,' gets budget cut further every year
Actor Denis Leary told "The View" on Wednesday that the L.A. fire department, and others across the country, get their ...
LA's Response to Wildfires Comes Under Increasing Scrutiny
Critics have raised concerns about inadequate preparedness, water shortages and budget cuts hampering the city's response to ...
Data shows LA Fire Department among the most understaffed in America
Los Angeles firefighters face critical resource shortages as wildfires devastate the area, highlighting severe staffing ...