Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appeared to be backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the city’s fire department after facing massive backlash over the poor response to the deadly wildfires earlier this year.
Last week, Bass released her balanced budget proposal for the 2025-26 fiscal year. Her proposal included the goal of hiring 227 new positions at the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) with approximately half of them being firefighters…