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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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LA City Council confirms Kristin Crowley, LA Fire Department’s first female chiefThe appointment is effective March 26, when Chief Ralph Terrazas is scheduled to retire.
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Target raises its minimum wage to as much as $24 an hourWorker shortages around the U.S. during the pandemic have forced retailers to boost their pay.
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One dead, another injured in SW Houston house fire, HFD saysOne person has died and another was injured in a house fire Tuesday morning in southwest...
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Target announces starting wages of up to $24 an hourTarget announced Monday it will be raising starting minimum wages for employees, with some reaching as high as $24 an hour.
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LAPD wants to name station after Margaret York, groundbreaking cop and first female deputy chiefFormer Deputy Chief Margaret Ann York was one half of the first all-female homicide detective team at LAPD that inspired a 1980s TV series, “Cagney & Lacey.”
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