Benjamin Torres, president and chief executive of the South L.A.-based group CD Tech, called the proceedings a “political move to cut ... Crowley had the guts and the courage to speak out ...

Crowley spoke out against the budget cuts in television interviews during the emergency, echoing warnings she made to the fire commission in December. "The $17 million budget cut and elimination ...

described Tuesday's hearing as a "political move to cut off Black leadership." But Crowley's supporters have quietly pointed out that the Mayor was out of the country as part of a four member ...

Firefighters showed up in force to support Crowley in Tuesday’s council meeting, speaking out during more than an ... the-board budget reductions that cut into treasured political pork.

Bass said on Friday that she removed Crowley from her position because firefighters were sent home instead of being used when the fires broke out last month ... she has not cut the fire department ...

"We know that 1,000 firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke out were instead sent home on Chief Crowley's watch ... department was not cut," Bass said Friday.

Mayor Karen Bass announced the decision to remove Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her position in a statement Friday.

“Let me be clear: The $17 million budget cut and elimination of ... still active at the time, were put out. Earlier this week, Bass reportedly blamed Crowley and others, saying that had she ...

Bass is facing criticism over two issues in particular: a funding cut to the Los ... last month when she spoke out about the need for more city resources. “Chief Crowley is being made a ...