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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces heat for fire budget, Ghana trip as city burns

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing criticism from across the city's political spectrum over the preparations for and handling of the fire outbreak that started Tuesday.

The Associated Press on MSN · 44m

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is facing withering criticism for her response to the firestorm ravaging her city.

Fox Business · 2d

Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population

Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move that has fallen under scrutiny as wildfires rage.

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Fox News · 8h

Los Angeles fires: More than 10,000 homes and businesses destroyed, at least 10 dead

Multiple wildfires, including the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire, are raging across Southern California Friday, leaving at least 10 dead and burning more than 10,000 homes across 27,000 acres, officials say.

Reuters · 11h

Fact Check: Los Angeles firefighters did not use handbags to douse fire

Small canvas bags that Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters used as makeshift water containers to quickly put out a trash fire have been misdescribed on social media as women’s handbags, suggesting the LAFD is under-resourced because of budget cuts and donations of firefighting supplies to Ukraine.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 8h

California fires put Los Angeles and outlying areas on high alert: What to know

Los Angeles is reeling from the most destructive wildfires in its history, and firefighters are struggling to contain the devastating blaze.

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Los Angeles Fire Chief: City Failed Residents with Fire Department Budget Cuts

California governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of an independent investigation into the L.A. Department of Water and ...

Yes, Los Angeles cut $17.6 million from the fire department’s budget

The Los Angeles Fire Department’s budget was cut by nearly $17.6 million this fiscal year. That’s a roughly 2% decrease from ...

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Fact Check: Did Los Angeles Cut Fire Department Funding by $17.6M?

The adopted budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year increased the amount for the fire department to $819,637,423, according to a summary on the city administrative officer's website. That meant the ...

Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires

Seven months before the uncontrolled Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, the city's fire department budget for this fiscal year was cut by more than $17.5 million, records show.