The fire commissioners are appointed by the mayor and are supposed to provide civilian oversight for the Fire Department. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass secretly altered the official Palisades Fire response report to downplay the failures made ...

The former chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department has filed a lawsuit against the city over her ouster as head of the agency after the deadly Palisades Fire. The employment retaliation lawsuit ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and President Donald Trump have finally broken their silence. Months after a tense public clash ...

Recovery has scarcely begun, but insult is being added to fire victims’ injuries as local officials — especially Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass — engage in a tawdry game of finger-pointing. When former ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has been accused of a cover-up, with insiders claiming she watered down a report on the fire department's failures to respond to the deadly Pacific Palisades fire. The LA ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, heavily criticizing ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley, who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass in the aftermath of the deadly Palisades fire, has sued the city over her termination, accusing the mayor ...

Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley took aim at Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her handling of the Palisades fire on Tuesday, alleging labor code violations after she was ousted by the mayor last year ...

The CEO of Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power is stepping down from her role, the mayor’s office announced Wednesday. Janisse Quiñones will be leaving the $750,000 a year job to return home to ...

[Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles ...