When Mayor Karen Bass unveiled her budget plan for 2024-25, she called for a 2.7% reduction in spending at the Los Angeles Fire Department. Her proposal, unveiled in April, sought $23 million in ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, looks on as Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley talks during a news conference at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center in the West Carson area of Los ...

Fire Department budget cuts burn Bass as fires blaze. Budget documents obtained by USA TODAY show that the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget was reduced from $837 million in fiscal year 2024 to ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, left, looks on as Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley talks during a news ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom tours the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on Jan. 8, in Los Angeles. (Eric ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appeared to be backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the city’s fire department after facing massive backlash over the poor response to the ...

Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley warned Mayor Karen Bass just weeks ago that the nearly $18 million slashed from the fire department’s budget would impact its response to emergencies like ...

The Department of Justice alleges that Los Angeles' sanctuary city policies interfere with the federal government's ability ...

All fireworks are illegal in City of Los Angeles. City officials say there’s no such thing as ‘safe and sane’ fireworks ...

The mayor's remarks came a day after Trump's Department of Justice sued the city, saying its sanctuary law has hindered the federal government's ability to combat "a crisis of illegal immigration." ...

The Justice Department lawsuit aims to end "sanctuary" policies in Los Angeles and elsewhere that refuse to cooperate on ...