The fire commissioners are appointed by the mayor and are supposed to provide civilian oversight for the Fire Department. But during critical discussions about the Palisades fire, the commissioners ...

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LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The union representing Los Angeles city firefighters began a signature-gathering campaign Thursday to place a half-cent sales tax on the November ballot to address what it calls ...

The head of the Los Angeles City Fire Department (LAFD) revealed this week that the after-action analysis of the devastating Palisades Fire was edited several times to protect leadership, a report ...

After some uncertainty, Pomona has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Los Angeles County Fire Department to continue its emergency services in the city. Since 1994, the city has ...

A proposal to raise Los Angeles’ sales tax by a half-cent to fund the Los Angeles Fire Department has cleared a required procedural step, allowing proponents to begin collecting signatures to place ...

The City of Los Angeles took legal action this week -- to try to make sure the State of California shares any possible civil liability for the damage caused by the Palisades fire. The so-called "cross ...

The City of Los Angeles repeatedly ignored state wildfire safety regulations as it permitted new development in areas with severe fire hazards, a lawsuit filed Dec. 23 in the L.A. County Superior ...

The number of lawsuits against the state and local governments in response to the deadly Palisades Fire is growing: the city of Malibu filed a lawsuit against the state of California and the city of ...