Makenna Sievertson

1 month ago | laist.com | Makenna Sievertson

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1 month ago | laist.com | Makenna Sievertson

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2 months ago | laist.com | Makenna Sievertson

Kristin Crowley has been removed as Los Angeles Fire Department Chief effective immediately, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass announced Friday. Bass said in a statement that she’s acting in the best interests of L.A.’s public safety and the operations of the LAFD. “We know that 1,000 firefighters that could have been on duty on the morning the fires broke out were instead sent home on Chief Crowley’s watch,” Bass said in a statement.

2 months ago | laist.com | Makenna Sievertson

The five Caltrans homes in South Pasadena have all sold for thousands above asking price — with the costliest going for nearly half a million dollars more. Each of the homes was on the market for about $1 million or higher. But with boarded up windows, damaged floors and peeling paint, some certainly showed their age. Thousands of people toured the properties on Fairview, Fremont and Meridian avenues in October after they sat empty for years because of the failed 710 Freeway extension project.

2 months ago | laist.com | Makenna Sievertson

Hundreds of endangered fish were evacuated from Topanga Creek after the devastating Palisades Fire ripped through the area. The Southern California steelhead trout survived the flames underwater, but recent rains posed a new threat — localized extinction. Wet weather flushed suffocating sediment, heavy materials and ash from burn-scarred Topanga Canyon into the creek. Officials worried that flows after a major storm would wipe out the fish population, which is estimated to be as low as 400.