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 cuts to the department, with much of it focused on reduced ...

Since Mayor Bass returned to LA, she has thanked the LAFD for their service and announced that the fires have been "fully contained."

The budget, approved last year by Bass, cut mainly administrative jobs but also axed about $7 million from its overtime budget.

The Los Angeles Fire Department estimates that about 10,000 structures have been burned down or damaged in the city's fires. That includes houses, sheds, garages and cars. Celebrities who lost their homes in the fire included model and actor Paris Hilton, actor Billy Crystal, and actor Miles Teller. The death toll rose to 24 on Monday.

Los Angeles was forced to slash funding for the fire department after mayor Karen Bass awarded gilded contracts to city workers, a review of public records by the Manhattan Institute shows.

Bass has faced widespread outrage over her whereabouts after returning to Los Angeles from Ghana on Wednesday, 24 hours after fires ignited.

Friday, 12:36 p.m. PST Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced another eight people were charged for crimes linked to the wildfires in Los Angeles, bringing the total to 17 as the accused face charges such as looting, arson and impersonation of a firefighter.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive order Tuesday quickly addressing the aftermath of recent wildfires and protecting our communities from toxic pollutants. This proactive move comes after Pacific Palisades residents were allowed to return to their homes but with lingering concerns about the environmental impact and public health risks.

LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley is at the center of a media storm, sparking budget questions and calls for resignation

Parched Southern California was forecast to face more dangerous winds on Wednesday but could get some needed rain this weekend, dampening prospects of another round of deadly wildfires while raising the possibility of challenges like toxic ash runoff.

The city of L.A. should take some lessons from the southeastern suburbs in the county. Paramount, South Gate and others govern within themselves; they are laser focused on the here and now.