Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation
Mayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief Over Handling of Wildfires
(Reuters) -Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday for her handling of the wildfires in January that killed more than two dozen people and destroyed more than 13,000 structures,
LA mayor removes fire chief over wildfire response
Citing the city's response to the region's devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen removed Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her role at the department.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removes LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley over handling of Palisades fire
Bass has appointed former Chief Deputy Ronnie Villanueva as interim fire chief. Villanueva served with the LAFD for 41 years before retiring in September 2024.
LA mayor dismisses fire chief over response to most destructive wildfire in city history last month
Six weeks after devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief amid a public rift over preparations for the fires.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing her response to Palisades wildfire
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday she has fired Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, citing in part her response to last month’s devastating wildfires, among the most destructive fires in California’s history.
Steve Soboroff won't take $500k salary after backlash
One of the recent controversies in LA's wildfire response involves Steve Soboroff. LA Mayor Karen Bass appointed him to be ...
Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
To columnist Steve Lopez, the firing of the Los Angeles Fire Department chief looks like an act of political desperation as ...
Los Angeles wildfire czar’s $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback, mayor reverses course
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass backtracked on Saturday amid reports that her wildfire recovery czar, Steve Soboroff, would be ...
Facing backlash over $500K salary, LA’s wildfire recovery czar agrees to work for free
Steve Soboroff, a longtime fixture in Los Angeles civic life who is now serving as chief recovery officer for the city’s ...
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LA wildfire recovery czar will work for free after backlash to proposed $500K salary for 3 months
Steve Soboroff, a longtime fixture in Los Angeles civic life who is now serving as chief recovery officer for the city’s wildfire comeback, won’t take a salary after facing backlash over plans ...
After critics blast move to pay L.A. recovery czar $500,000, he'll do it for free
Soboroff's salary would have been funded entirely by charitable organizations. Soboroff had defended the arrangement, saying ...
Mayor Bass claws back $500K for LA recovery czar pay
Steve Soboroff, the recently appointed Los Angeles wildfire recovery czar, was to be paid $500,000 for 90 days of work, ...
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Chief recovery officer Steve Soboroff agrees to work for free following uproar over salary
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Following an uproar over the planned salary for Steve Soboroff, who was chosen to lead the rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the ...