Crowley spoke out against the budget cuts in television interviews during the emergency, echoing warnings she made to the fire commission in December. "The $17 million budget cut and elimination ...

Benjamin Torres, president and chief executive of the South L.A.-based group CD Tech, called the proceedings a “political move to cut ... Crowley had the guts and the courage to speak out ...

Mayor Karen Bass announced the decision to remove Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley from her position in a statement Friday.