The Brief

LOS ANGELES - Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley has filed a legal claim against the city and Mayor Karen Bass , alleging she was a victim of defamation and retaliation.

The backstory:

Crowley's legal claim alleges her 25-year public service career was ended because she "told the truth" about the LAFD 's condition.

According to the claim, she informed city leadership and the public that the LAFD was "underfunded, understaffed and ill-equipped to handle the rising demands of a growing city," due to Bass's budget cuts and decades of city neglect.

The claim states that after Crowley publicly confirmed Mayor Bass cut the LAFD's operating budget by $17.6 million, she was "targeted and removed."

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