Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget

Budget Cuts to Fire Department Are a Point of Contention, but the Full Picture Is Complicated
But as with much of the news swirling around the fires, the real picture is complicated. Facing lower tax revenues and higher ...
Los Angeles mayor slashed fire budget last year, prioritized homeless population
Los Angeles slashed its fire department's budget last year while prioritizing spending for its homeless population, a move that has fallen under scrutiny as wildfires rage.
California fires put Los Angeles and outlying areas on high alert: What to know
Los Angeles is reeling from the most destructive wildfires in its history, and firefighters are struggling to contain the ...
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Los Angeles Firefighters Struggle To Contain Deadly Wildfires Even as Santa Ana Winds Subside
Critics slam Karen Bass for fire department budget reduction and overseas trip during crisis, while Governor Newsom faces ...
Los Angeles fires: What’s hampering firefighting efforts?
Whipping dry winds, moving at 100mph, are helping the fires spread at a meteoric pace. They are also preventing helicopters ...
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NFL moves Vikings-Rams playoff game to Arizona after days of devastating wildfire in Los Angeles
The NFL has moved the Rams’ wild-card playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings to Arizona after days of devastating ...
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10
By Jorge Garcia and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and ...
California had a home insurance crisis before the LA fires. It's only going to get worse.
The California wildfires could drive up premiums and prompt a new wave of private insurers dropping policies or declining to write new ones.