the city official in charge of the fire department was out of the picture – placed on administrative leave in December while he remains under investigation for an alleged bomb threat against ...

The deputy mayor of Los Angeles who oversees the city's fire department was placed on administrative leave over an alleged bomb threat less than three weeks before the deadly wildfires erupted in ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ deputy mayor — whose purview included oversight of the city’s fire ... leave last month after the FBI raided his home in connection to an alleged bomb threat ...