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Your morning roundup at a glance: LAFD, LAPD, hail, ballot languages, Target's minimum wage, baby bald eagles, and a very, very expensive baseball ticket

Over the past several years, the L.A. Fire Department has faced allegations of sexism, racism, harassment, hazing and assault among its ranks. Now, a new appointee hopes to change that —first female and openly gay fire chief.Crowley, a 22-year veteran of the department, previously served as the city’s first female fire marshal, and currently serves as a deputy chief. She is part of just 3.5% of women in the entire department.

During Crowley’s confirmation hearing, L.A. City Council President Nury Martinez expressed her support and optimism.“It's so fitting for this nomination to come to Council today, on the first day of Women's History Month,” Martinez said.

Jackie and Shadow, a pair of bald eagles in Big Bear Valley, became local celebrities last year when many lovers of nature, animals and babies alike watched with bated breath as the two incubated their eggs. Sadly, none of those eggs survived, but now, experts at the Friends of Big Bear Valley nature center say the couple’s three new eggs should

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