On Wednesday, June 21, Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC) hosted the Los Angeles City Fire Department’s South Bureau for a day of self-care. Battalion staff from the Harbor area, South Los Angeles, Mid City and Century City — 26 stations in all, streamed in and out between emergency calls to become better equipped to serve community residents.
The Los Angeles Rams partnered with the L.A. Police Department, Carl’s Jr and the L.A. Fire Department to host a fundraiser for a player from the Watts Rams who was involved in a fireworks accident.
The mayor announced the appointment alongside City Council President Nury Martinez, Crowley and Terrazas outside the Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center. The Los Angeles City Council will have to confirm the appointment. Crowley already made history within the LAFD when she became the city’s first female fire marshal in 2016.
A coalition of women firefighters at the Los Angeles Fire Department today called for Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas to be
removed for allegedly ignoring allegations of sexism, harassment and abuse endured by women at the department.
In a letter to Mayor Eric Garcetti, the Los Angeles Women in the Fire Service alleged that Terrazas “has ignored, downplayed, denied or actively obstructed any investigation into the cultural problems with LAFD.”
Fire crews have extinguished most of what is now
a great alarm fire in Boyle Heights today but are still unable to access parts
of the burning structure.
One of only a handful of African American fire fighters currently in the department to rise to the rank of Assistant Chief in LAFD’s 135 year history
Reginald Ballard, Sr.
The public will have a chance to say farewell to Rev. Frederick K.C. Price beginning tomorrow after the renowned L.A. pastor’s death last month at the age of 89.
Los Angeles’ city workforce has a large racial pay gap, with city workers on average earning $53 per hour, while Black and Latino city employees earned an average of $44 per hour during the 2020 fiscal year, according to a report released today by Controller Ron Galperin.
The small businesses in L.A. are suffering the most, the damage from the looting and destruction impacts employees who were looking to start re-building a life with a consistent paycheck. They were counting on conditions improving, only to be met with property damage and uncertainty. The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety has been conducting safety assessments to property owners who request one at no cost.
According to her years of study in the HIV Pandemic, Cynthia Davis stressed the differences in behavior between the two viruses. HIV took over 40 years to reach 1.5 million cases globally, coronavirus took 2-3 months to reach 500,000 positive cases within the U.S. alone. Dr. Davis stressed the physical guidelines and the importance in testing to combat the spread of COVID-19. Cynthia Davis declared, “…You want to use what is called, Universal Precautions, which means you treat everyone as if they have been infected with COVID-19 and take the appropriate precautions.” This includes hand washing, wearing a mask, and practicing social distancing.
Six Los Angeles city firefighters will be under quarantine until Monday after learning a patient they treated at Union Station earlier this month eventually tested positive for coronavirus, the fire department announced today.
Two boys remained hospitalized today in serious condition with injuries they suffered in a two-car crash in the Green Meadows area of South Los Angeles, while authorities identified the woman in their car who died at the scene, authorities said.
Unanimous 4-0 vote moves “Building a Safer Los Angeles” ordinance forward
Connie Jo Howard, 59, was charged Thursday with one count each of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury and driving with a 0.08 percent blood alcohol content causing injury in connection with the July 3 crash.