David Zahniser covers Los Angeles City Hall for the Los Angeles Times. He joined the newsroom in 2007 and previously wrote on local government for the Claremont Courier, Pasadena Star-News, the Daily Breeze, the L.A. Weekly and the San Diego Union-Tribune. He is a graduate of Pomona College and lives in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday.
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The Board of Water and Power voted to approve a contract for L.A. firm Munger, Tolles & Olson to investigate claims related to the Palisades fire and defend against lawsuits.
Steve Soboroff’s salary would have been funded by charitable organizations. He had defended the arrangement, saying his expertise made him worth the $500,000.
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Evanston, Ill.-based Hagerty Consulting will do ‘full project management, coordinating all of the different private and public entities,’ Mayor Karen Bass said.
City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo said that, in the wake of the wildfires, the expansion and modernization project cannot be finished by May 2028.
When the week began, L.A. city and county officials faced demands to move more swiftly in hauling away debris. When it ended, critics charged that they were moving too fast.