Four of the five civilians who oversee the LAFD step down
Four of the five members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, which oversees the Los Angeles Fire Department,…
LAFD tried to protect Bass from ‘reputational harm’ stemming from after-action report
Shortly before releasing an after-action report on the Palisades fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department issued a confidential…
Rick Caruso confirms he will not run for L.A. mayor
Billionaire developer Rick Caruso is not running for Los Angeles mayor, in a last-minute twist less than two…
L.A. mayor’s race is in major flux, days before deadline
The race for Los Angeles mayor has been in an extraordinary state of flux, with the candidate lineup…
Bass directed watering down of Palisades fire after-action report, sources say
For nearly two months, Mayor Karen Bass has repeatedly denied that she was involved in altering an after-action…
LAFD Foundation says $65,000 went to celebrity PR firm
The Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation said it paid $65,000 to hire a celebrity public relations firm to…
Celebrity PR firm helped LAFD shape messaging after Palisades fire
In the months after the Palisades fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation raked in millions of dollars…
L.A. residents deserve more transparency from the LAFD
Jan. 15, 2026 6 AM PT To the editor: After what seems like decades of wanting more transparency…
New LAFD chief won’t look into who watered down Palisades fire report
After admitting last week that the Los Angeles Fire Department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was watered…
As L.A. mayor’s race takes shape, Palisades fire is a defining issue
In some ways, it was just another campaign coffee: Los Angeles mayoral candidate Austin Beutner in a roomful…
LAFD chief admits Palisades fire report was watered down, says it won’t happen again
Los Angeles Fire Chief Jaime Moore admitted Tuesday that his department’s after-action report on the Palisades fire was…
LAFD leaders tried to cover up Palisades fire mistakes. The truth still emerged
Pacific Palisades had been burning for less than two hours when word raced through the ranks of the…