To columnist Steve Lopez, the firing of the Los Angeles Fire Department chief looks like an act of political desperation as much as a take-charge moment by Bass.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass fired LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley on Friday.
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The politicians’ private texts highlight an increasingly fractious relationship between two of the most powerful women in Los Angeles.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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