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The Sudden Retirement of LA's Fire Chief
After ugly incidents of racism and sexism led to civil rights lawsuits against the Los Angeles City Fire Department, Mayor Villaraigosa appointed veteran Douglas Barry as interim chief. That was two years ago. Today, Barry abruptly resigned. Rick Orlov covers City Hall for the Daily News .
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readAfter ugly incidents of racism and sexism led to civil rights lawsuits against the Los Angeles City Fire Department, Mayor Villaraigosa appointed veteran Douglas Barry as interim chief. That was two years ago. Today, Barry abruptly resigned. Rick Orlov covers City Hall for the Daily News.
