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Los Angeles DWP water bonds take KBRA downgrade on wildfire litigation risks
Lawsuits claiming the LADWP failed to keep a reservoir filled or maintain water equipment were cited in KBRA's downgrade of ...
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Three Los Angeles Fire Union Leaders Suspended Over Credit Card Spending
The IAFF suspended the Los Angeles fire union president and two officers over allegations including $800,000 in unaccounted ...
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Suspect Stabs Man in West Los Angeles, Flees Before Police Arrive
An assailant who stabbed a 50-year-old man in West Los Angeles was on the loose Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department reported. Officers from the department’s West Los Angeles Division went to ...
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L.A. Firefighters’ Union Under Fire as Leaders Cash In on Overtime Amid Scrutiny
Amid staffing shortages, instead of hiring more personnel, the city has leaned on overtime to fill the gaps. Firefighters are ...
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Los Angeles mayor slashes fire department DEI bureau in proposed budget months after woke backlash
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 ...
Before the Fire, L.A. Tried to Restore Second Reservoir in Palisades
Water supplies ran dry in the Pacific Palisades fire, in part because a reservoir was shut down for repairs. Records show the ...
Vacant Hollywood home taken over by squatters demolished after fire
An abandoned Hollywood home that neighbors said had been attracting a constant stream of transients and criminal activity was demolished after the property went up in flames. The fire erupted ...