The post Ex-LAFD chief’s claim accuses city, Bass of defamation, retaliation appeared first on Hey SoCal. Change is our intention.. Former Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley filed a legal claim Wednesday against the city and Mayor Karen Bass alleging defamation, retaliation and negligence.

The claim alleges that the 25-year career of a public servant was destroyed not because of any failure in Crowley’s duties, but because she told the truth.

The former Los Angeles fire chief who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass after the most destructive wildfire in city history has filed a legal claim against the city and the mayor.