Mayor Karen Bass appointed Villanueva as the interim chief after she demoted former Fire Chief Kristin Crowley for alleged ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass. Crowley alleges she was fired in retaliation and defamed after speaking out against the ...

The claim alleges that the 25-year career of a public servant was destroyed not because of any failure in Crowley’s duties, but because she told the truth.

The Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote Tuesday to extend the contract for Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva for ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has field a legal claim against the city that accuses Mayor Karen Bass of an “orchestrated campaign of misinformation, defamation and retaliation” during ...

In a legal claim, the former fire chief says she was scapegoated amid mounting criticism of Bass’ decision to attend a ...

The tort claim reiterates former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley's claims that Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left the fire department ill-equipped to fight the wildfires.

Former Chief Kristin Crowley of the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is suing Democratic Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles over her termination, CBS Los Angeles reported Wednesday. Bass fired Crowley ...

The former Los Angeles fire chief filed a legal claim against the city Wednesday, alleging that Mayor Karen Bass "orchestrated a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation" to protect her ...

Kristin Crowley was L.A.’s first female and LGBTQ+ fire chief. Credit: Courtesy City of Los Angeles Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley says that she was fired for “telling the truth” about department ...

Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley is suing the city and Mayor Karen Bass, she announced Wednesday. Crowley, who was fired in the wake of the January wildfires that devastated ...