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TOPSHOT - Flames and smoke from the Palisades Fire surround a home (C) in the community of Topanga, California, on January 9, 2025. The two largest fires burning in Los Angeles remain "zero percent" contained on January 9 despite firefighting operations, officials said, as they also vowed to tackle looting of evacuated homes. A 17,000-acre (6,900-hectare) blaze in Pacific Palisades has become "one of the most destructive natural disasters in the history of Los Angeles," said city fire chief Kristin Crowley, while a 10,000-acre fire in Altadena was also at "zero percent containment," said county fire chief Anthony Marrone. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP) (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Calif: Karen Bass Ousts LAFP Fire Chief in ‘Scapegoat’ Move After Historic L.A. Fires

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced that LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has been fired “in the best interests of Los Angeles’ public safety.”

TOPSHOT - Fire personnel respond to homes destroyed while a helicopter drops water as the Palisades Fire grows in Pacific Palisades, California on January 7, 2025. A fast-moving wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and sparked panic, with thousands ordered to evacuate January 7, 2025 as "life threatening" winds whipped the region. Frightened residents abandoned their cars on one of the only roads in and out of the upscale Pacific Palisades area, fleeing on foot from the 770-acre (310-hectare) blaze engulfing an area crammed with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. (Photo by David Swanson / AFP) (Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images)

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Ripped For Ghana Trip, Reducing LAFD Budget As Wildfires Devastate L.A. County

While swaths of regions in Los Angeles County are completely wiped away by raging wildfires, Los Angeles Democrat Mayor Karen Bass was reportedly attending a presidential inauguration in Ghana, West Africa.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 09: Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass speaks onstage during the 2023 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 09, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)

L.A. mayor wants record-breaking $1.3B to tackle homeless crisis

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has declared on Monday that she will advocate for allocating a record-breaking $1.3 billion in funding for housing and treatment services for the city’s homeless population next year.