Posted on 02/19/2025 5:54:55 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
Ok, whatever, you didn’t know for sure this would happen, and figurehead have to make hand-waving and baby-kissing trips. To Ghana is questionable, but maybe the city has some kind of buddy/relations agreement with the country or city she went to.
Why didn’t she cut her trip and immediately fly back?
latimes.com
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Crowley’s dismissal by Mayor Bass drew immediate backlash from the firefighters union, whose leaders supported her last month when she spoke out about needing more city resources. “Crowley is being made a scapegoat, and she’s being terminated for telling the truth,” said Freddy Escobar, president of United Firefighters of Los Angeles City Local 112.
Escobar disputed Bass’ rationale for firing Crowley, saying that an outside investigation into the fire is already underway. He also asserted that the department lacked a sufficient number of trucks and engines for the 1,000 firefighters who were sent home hours before the fire started.
Beginning of the conflict
On Jan. 10, while the flames were still raging out of control, Crowley gave an extraordinary television interview, telling a Fox 11 reporter that the city of Los Angeles — and by implication her boss, Bass — failed her and her department.
She went on to describe her agency as understaffed and underfunded, calling the situation “no longer sustainable.”
Later that day, Crowley had equally strong words for CNN’s Jake Tapper, telling him the Fire Department lacks enough mechanics to repair broken-down emergency vehicles.
When Tapper asked whether the city’s budget cuts affected her agency’s ability to fight the wildfires, she responded: “I want to be very, very clear. Yes.”
Hours later, Crowley was summoned to the mayor’s office. The closed-door meeting went so long that Bass did not show up for her own late-afternoon wildfire emergency news conference.
Gone, but not gone?
Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, whose northeast San Fernando Valley district has experienced major hillside fires in recent years, also slammed Bass’ decision. She said she plans to use her authority as a council member to “set the record straight” — while seeking to overturn Crowley’s dismissal through a City Council vote.
Such a strategy required a two-thirds majority on the 15-member council — tough, but not impossible. Rodriguez accused Bass of removing Crowley to deflect criticism for being in Ghana when the fire erupted, destroying nearly 7,000 homes and other structures and killing at least 12.
Although Crowley has been ousted as chief, she will continue to serve in the Fire Department as per civil service rules. The mayor’s office did not immediately respond when asked to clarify the former chief’s current role.
LAFD veteran Ronnie Villanueva will serve as interim chief. He retired seven months ago as chief deputy of emergency operations after 41 years with the department, according to the mayor’s office.
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Of course, no blame can ever be laid at the feet of any black democrat... Ever. They never take responsibility for anything that ever goes wrong.
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