Los Angeles Mayor Removes Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation
Mayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades ...
Steve Soboroff won't take $500k salary after backlash
One of the recent controversies in LA's wildfire response involves Steve Soboroff. LA Mayor Karen Bass appointed him to be ...
Column: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
To me, the firing of the Los Angeles Fire Department chief looks like an act of political desperation as much as a ...
Facing backlash over $500K salary, LA’s wildfire recovery czar agrees to work for free
Steve Soboroff is a longtime fixture in Los Angeles civic life who is now serving as chief recovery officer for the city’s ...
Bass ousts L.A. fire chief, saying LAFD needs new leadership
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted Fire Chief Kristin Crowley over her handling of the Palisades fire Friday, adding to the ...
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Los Angeles wildfire czar's $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback, mayor reverses course
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass backtracked on Saturday amid reports that her wildfire recovery czar, Steve Soboroff, would be compensated $500,000 for 90 days of work. The Los Angeles Times first ...
Mayor Bass appoints Steve Soboroff to lead rebuilding efforts after LA wildfires
Soboroff also led efforts to move space shuttle Endeavour through the streets of L.A. to the California Science Center.