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A Times investigation: LAFD union head made $540,000 in a year, with huge overtime payouts
Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...
Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a budget proposal that would fold the LAFD’s Equity Bureau into the Professional ...
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Flames will Appear in Palisades, CA, But This Time it's Planned
ATF agents will set fires as they investigate the January fire that claimed a dozen people and destroyed thousands of homes.
Flames will appear above Pacific Palisades again. This time to see what caused January's deadly fire
A fire test will begin Tuesday evening and run until Thursday. Investigators hope it will help them determine how the ...
LAFD’s DEI bureau drew the right’s ire. It’s now on the chopping block
The Bureau of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, created in November 2022, was supposed to spearhead recruitment of ...
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LOS ANGELES — Ousted Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley struck a defensive tone Saturday, issuing her first statement since being demoted by Mayor Karen Bass for failing to inform ...