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Los Angeles Fire Chief: City Failed Residents with Fire Department Budget Cuts
California governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of an independent investigation into the L.A. Department of Water and ...
Los Angeles fire budget cut, hundreds of hydrants stolen for scrap before fires
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Deadly Los Angeles wildfires: 100,000 under evacuation orders as crews report progress
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Critics on social media have alleged that Mayor Karen Bass cut the city fire department’s budget by $23 million this year.
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Deadly Los Angeles wildfires: New evacuation orders as deadly blaze stretches further east
Crews have reported some progress in the battle against LA’s deadly wildfires, but tens of thousands remain under evacuation orders. Follow for live updates.