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Los Angeles, CA, Thursday, March 3, 2025 - Freddy Escobar, the powerful head of the LA firefighter's union visits Station 26. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
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Arellano: In a turbulent time, LAFD union head isn’t who you think he is

During Escobar’s tenure, L.A. firefighters have weathered some tough times: COVID. The Palisades inferno. Fewer fire stations than there were in 1960.

New Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna

L.A. Sheriff Luna defies subpoenas, sues oversight commission over deputy misconduct records

Brentwood, CA - January 14: Fire retardant coats a fire hydrant in Mandeville Canyon where firefighters are preparing for high winds forecasted for the burn areas in the Palisade fire zone on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Brentwood, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

DWP has fixed the vast majority of fire hydrants flagged for repairs last year

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, accompanied by her team, presents her first city budget during a news conference in April.

L.A. city budget shortfall grows to nearly $1 billion, with layoffs ‘nearly inevitable’

Altadena, CA - February 11: Investigators view the Edison electrical lines, transmission towers and surrounding area, which is a location that is being investigated as the possible origin of the Eaton fire in Eaton Canyon in Altadena Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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Edison towers in the Altadena fire zone had known ‘ignition risk’ and needed repairs, records show

L.A. touts success at blocking tee time brokers from city golf courses

Mayor and LAPD chief tout data that show homicides and shootings on the decline

With L.A.’s mayor facing a recall threat, her supporters go after billionaires

Emergency management officials not to blame for west Altadena alert failures, sources say

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LOS ANGELES-CA-APRIL 8, 2022: Karen Bass is photographed at City Hall on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times); Los Angeles, CA - July 24: Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath listens to L.A. County District Attorney George Gascon announcing charges against an L.A. County Department of Probation officer in a use-of-force case involving a minor who was in custody, during a press conference. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

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‘Doesn’t feel very “locked arms” to me’: Texts reveal strain between Bass and Horvath

The politicians’ private texts highlight an increasingly fractious relationship between two of the most powerful women in Los Angeles.

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