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L.A. fire chief meets with mayor after saying the city failed her agency
Crowley was hired in 2022 by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti, becoming the first woman to run a department that has long struggled to recruit female firefighters. A department employee for more than two ...
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Two Weeks After the Blazes, Karen Bass Faces a Firestorm of Blame-Throwing and Political Opportunism
LOS ANGELES - As emergency personnel gain increasing control of the Palisades and Eaton blazes, a new firestorm has erupted. This one is micro-focused: It swirls around, and threatens to engulf, Los ...
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Los Angeles launches online wildfire relief tool to navigate government aid programs
The city of Los Angeles has launched an online tool to help people affected by recent wildfires by simplifying the task of ...
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Katy Yaroslavsky Taps Deputy Mayor Erin Bromaghim as Chief of Staff
Erin Bromaghim, a deputy mayor under Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and former aide to Mayor Eric Garcetti, will serve as the new chief of staff for the Fifth Council District, Councilwoman Katy ...
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Trump’s Return Has Unnerved World Leaders. But Not India.
Image Eric Garcetti, the American ambassador to India ... A former Democratic mayor of Los Angeles, Mr. Garcetti arrived in New Delhi in April 2023, after the mission had remained without an ...
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The Los Angeles Fire Chief at the Center of the Storm
She was portrayed by then mayor Eric Garcetti as a stabilizing force, a trailblazer, and the most qualified person. “I look for who’s best, not just who makes history, because the protection ...