EPA completes phrase one of Los Angeles wildfire cleanup ahead of deadline
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it has completed the first phase of its wildfire cleanup in Los Angeles ahead of the deadline. “President Trump has set a very ambitious deadline for the EPA to clean up all the dangerous goods in the wake of a deadly California wildfire,” said EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said […]
‘Activist’ in ‘Palisades Strong’ T-shirt busted looting antiques from home destroyed by wildfire: police
According to police, a woman wearing a “Palisard Strong” T-shirt who started an online fundraiser for wildfire victims plundering bone items from a home destroyed by the Palisade fire. I caught it. Karen Mastey, an official from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), an activist who started a Facebook group called the Palisades Fire Meeting Place […]
LA fire union blasts Mayor Karen Bass for axing chief Kristin Crowley over wildfire response: ‘Scapegoat’
The boss of the Los Angeles Fire Station union blows up Mayor Karen Bass with Chief Christine Crowley of the fire department, and head firefighters were used as “scapegoats” due to the city's response to the fatal Palisades wildfires. He claimed that he was. United firefighters of Los Angeles Mayor Freddie Escobar were furious at […]
Los Angeles mayor fires LAFD chief who blamed officials’ incompetence for disastrous wildfire response
Karen Bass, Democratic mayor of Los Angeles; announcement On Friday, she had fired the Los Angeles Fire Department chief after a barrage of criticism for her recent response to the historic wildfire. Critics denounced local officials after the wildfire I was killed At least 29 people destroyed more than 16,000 structures and at one point […]
California wildfire aid will come with 'strings,' says Trump envoy Grenell
The Trump administration will place “strings” on recovery support to California after the state faces a fatal wildfire, Trump envoy Rick Grenell said Friday. “The federal government's response is primarily money, so they'll have a string about the money they give to California,” said Grenell, an envoy for President Trump's special mission, and the Conservative […]
Wildfire beef heats up as CA insurance chief accuses Dem rep of ‘White mansplaining’
A complaint of comfort between him, critics of Sacramento and Washington, and annoyed Californians who lost everything in the Pacific Pallisard fire after allegations of doubt between California's elected state insurance commissioner and the insurance industry. The charges have been made. Commissioner Ricardo Lara accused Rep. John Galamendi (D-Calif) of trying to “white mansplane” the […]
LA Mayor Bass concedes Africa trip was ‘absolutely’ a mistake amid botched wildfire response
Los Angeles Democratic Mayor Karen Bass said on Thursday that travelling in Africa was “absolutely” wrong, working to regain public trust after facing backlash due to a response to a raging fire in her city last month He admitted that he was. “It's definitely true, and I think we have to demonstrate every day by […]
Livid residents protest toxic LA wildfire waste dumps
The Environmental Protection Agency is in a hurry to remove debris from a wildfire that has competed for around 12,000 homes in Los Angeles, but some people are not happy about where toxic waste is being thrown away. An infuriated SOCAL residents protest at a furious meeting with a chant “Find another place” to “See […]
Wildfire mitigation projects caught up in Trump’s spending freeze
Among forest management projects aimed at mitigating the risk of Wildfee is one of those projects to freeze spending under President Trump's executive order. A letter to the Trump administration on monday14 Democrats wrote that “The Bureau of Land Management has listened to the “Rand Management Bureau's issue a halt work order” for a project […]
Los Angeles wildfire czar’s $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback, mayor reverses course
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass backtracked Saturday amid reports that her wildfire recovery emperor Steve Soborov would compensate $500,000 for a 90-day work. The Los Angeles Times first reported Saturday morning that Soborov, a property developer and longtime civic employee, will be paid $500,000 over three months to work as the city's “Chief Recovery Officer.” […]