Does L.A. County’s ‘overstretched’ fire department need more money? Voters will decide

About 4 million residents from Malibu to Pomona depend on the department, and its firefighters and equipment are often dispatched to assist in emergencies in other parts of the state, too. In addition to several devastating fires that have happened recently, including the Woolsey fire in 2018, the department also is grappling with a lack of ...