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'A political decision': Los Angeles official slams mayor's ousting of fire chief
Los Angeles Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez told USA TODAY that Kristin Crowley should appeal her firing. Mayor Karen Bass said Crowley was fired for "public safety."
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 Palisades wildfire, among the most destructive in California’s history.
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.
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 Karen Bass sacks fire chief who said city failed residents in wildfires
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday announced that she was removing Fire Chief Kristin Crowley weeks after Crowley criticized Bass and other LA leaders over the wildfires.
Ex-Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley breaks silence after being terminated by mayor
Kirstin Crowley made her first public statement Saturday since being removed as the Los Angeles Fire Department Chief by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief After Wildfires Devastate City
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed the L.A. Fire Chief Kristen Crowley from her position in the wake of the devastating wildfires that burned through thousands of acres of land, and reduced the Pacific Palisade, Malibu, and other areas around the city to ash.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fires Kristin Crowley as city’s fire chief
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Friday, Feb. 21, removed Kristin Crowley as the city’s fire chief, ending weeks of speculation about Crowley’s future as head of the L.A. Fire Department – though Crowley will remain in a lower position with the fire department.
Los Angeles mayor ousts city's fire chief over handling of deadly blazes
NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has removed Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley amid tensions between the two over the way this year's deadly wildfires were handled.
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Los Angeles mayor removes fire chief over handling of wildfires
Feb 21 (Reuters) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she removed Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for her handling of the wildfires in January that killed more than two dozen people and destroyed or ...
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LA mayor removes fire chief over wildfire response
Feb. 22 (UPI) --Citing the city's response to the region's devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass removed Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her role at the department.
Show Me the Money: Wildfire Recovery Czar Tangles With L.A. Mayor Over Lost Salary
I was disappointed in what happened but I’m choosing to stay on until the end because I have to put the trains on the tracks, ...
LA Mayor Bass' clashes with reporters on wildfires removed from leader's social media, livestreams
A new report suggests that LA city leadership has scrubbed clashes between Karen Bass and reporters as a means to rehab her image following the wildfires.
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LA Mayor Caught Omitting Reporters’ Testy Questions About Wildfires From Press Conference Videos
Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass seemingly edited press conference livestreams shared on her Facebook page to remove ...