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A Times investigation: LAFD union head made $540,000 in a year, with huge overtime payouts
Freddy Escobar made nearly $540,000 in 2022. He doubled his base salary with overtime payouts, earning a total of more than ...
Top USC recruit Alijah Arenas released from hospital after being injured in fiery Cybertruck crash in Los Angeles
Top USC recruit Alijah Arenas has been released from the hospital after being seriously injured in a fiery Tesla Cybertruck crash.
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L.A. Firefighters’ Union Under Fire as Leaders Cash In on Overtime Amid Scrutiny
Amid staffing shortages, instead of hiring more personnel, the city has leaned on overtime to fill the gaps. Firefighters are ...
LAFD union boss who blamed lack of funds for limited response to wildfires took home $500,000 in pay and overtime
Freddy Escobar, the president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, broke down in tears when he blamed the fire ...
They learned to fight fires while incarcerated. Now, LA County provides a path back to firefighting
Programs such as the Justice, Care and Opportunities Department’s in L.A. County and the Ventura Training Center’s are the ...
Street safety protesters stage "die-in" outside Los Angeles City Hall
Nearly 100 demonstrators gathered for a "die-in" outside City Hall to protest the proposed budget cuts to the Department of Transportation.
500 firearms are recovered from Palisades fire zone. LAPD wants to reunite them with their owners
Many of the firearms appear damaged and are difficult to identify. The LAPD wants to catalogue which guns are destroyed or ...
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LAPD asking Pacific Palisades gun owners to come forward to find lost firearms
Los Angeles authorities Wednesday asked gun owners who lost their firearms in the Palisades Fire to come forward as they continue with the process of recovering and rendering some 500 guns discovered ...