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.

Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has ...

The aftermath of the January fires provides an opportunity to rein in local government, so that it does a few things both well and within budget.

But even though the fires are literally in their own backyard, Los Angeles doesn’t appear to have prioritized its ability to respond to the fiery devastation. The city’s 2024-2025 budget nixed ...

Did Los Angeles cut $17.6 million from the fire department’s budget? 2024-2025 City of Los Angeles Budget Summary 2023-2024 City of Los Angeles Budget Summary Los Angeles Fire Department Los ...

In May 2024, the city of Los Angeles adopted a Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 budget that cut the appropriations for the fire ...

Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley said that the City of Los Angeles failed its residents after failing to properly fund the fire department.

City Administrative Officer Matt Szabo told the Los Angeles Times that overall fire department overtime increased in this year’s budget by nearly $18m. He said budget reductions did not limit the ...

California has faced budget crises before, but this could be the perfect storm of a chronically unbalanced budget made ...

“These funds will be transferred into the Fire Department budget during the course of the fiscal year,” Ceja said. Los Angeles City Administrative Officer Matthew Szabo said on Jan. 13 that ...