Chip Somodevilla / Getty ImagesCommentary Fact Check: Are Black Women 'The Most Educated Demographic,' as Rep. Jasmine Crockett Claimed? "We are looking at qualifications," Crockett said during the CNN segment. But what qualifications, exactly, was she looking at? By C. Douglas Golden January 11, 2025
Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images; @Libsoftiktok / X screen shotCommentary Internal Docs Show 2 of LA Fire Dept's Top 3 Goals Were DEI, While Disaster Recovery Ranked Dead Last The stated goals of the Los Angeles Fire Department show that it cared much more about wokeness than actually fighting fires. By Ben Zeisloft January 11, 2025
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Museum of ToleranceCommentary LA Mayor Refuses Help from NY Firefighters but Mexico Fire Crews More Than Welcome: Report Things have gone from bad to worse for Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, already faced with a revolt for her reaction to the SoCal wildfires. By C. Douglas Golden January 11, 2025
Mario Tama / Getty Images; Apu Gomes / Getty Images Just 7 Months Before Fires, Gavin Newsom Cut $101 Million in Forest Wildfire Funding California Gov. Gavin Newsom cut spending related to wildfires by $101 million in the state's current budget. By Jack Davis January 11, 2025
Eric Thayer/Getty ImagesCommentary Developing: LA Fire Chief Reportedly Says She Is Going to Be Fired After No-Holds-Barred Interview, Mayor's Office Denies "Since day one, we've identified huge gaps in regard to our service delivery and our ability of our firefighters' boots on the ground." By C. Douglas Golden January 11, 2025
Ethan Swope / APCommentary LA Officials Send Fake Evacuation Alert to Entire County, Nearly Flood Streets with 10 Million Panicking Residents Los Angeles authorities mistakenly sent a mass evacuation order, marking the latest of several blunders amid the wildfire crisis. By Ben Zeisloft January 10, 2025
Barbara Davidson - The Washington Post / Getty Images Can't Make This Stuff Up: LA Actually Sent Surplus Fire Fighting Equipment to Ukraine L.A. County was among the many agencies in California that sent fire fighting equipment to Ukraine long before fires ravaged the L.A. area. By Jack Davis January 10, 2025
@CollinRugg / X screen shotsCommentary Scott Jennings Triggers Rep. Jasmine Crockett by Telling the Simple Truth About the Los Angeles Fire Department One wonders how Jennings managed to engage civilly with Crockett, whose argument consisted of contradictions, bullying, and red herrings. By Michael Schwarz January 10, 2025
Brian van der Brug - Los Angeles Times / Getty ImagesCommentary Drone Strikes Aircraft Fighting California Wildfire A firefighting aircraft battling the Palisades Fires in Los Angeles was hit by a drone, prompting a firm rebuke from the FAA. By Ben Zeisloft January 10, 2025
Tiffany Rose / Getty Images Footage of California Wildfire Shows Entire Neighborhoods Completely Wiped Out, Goes Viral The viral clip has 1.7 million views and shows a coastline ravaged by the Palisades fire, which is still not contained. By Ole Braatelien January 9, 2025