How Pizza City Fest helped create a charitable pie alliance after the January wildfires

How Pizza City Fest helped create a charitable pie alliance after the January wildfires

When the Palisades and Eaton wildfires erupted in January, Juan Robles of Triple Beam Pizza, like many of his fellow pizzamakers in Southern California, wanted to help. And almost by accident, the pizzerias were already in a great position to help, thanks in part to the Pizza City Fest Los Angeles, which returns for its third year in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27. “What I tell everyone is that Steve Dolinsky inadverten…

First Responders’ Union-Made Wildfire Doc on YouTube

A documentary on the Eaton and Palisades fires from the perspective of firefighters and law enforcement, spotlighting never-been-seen-footage, is available on YouTube Friday. “Resilience: The Untold Stories of LA County First Responders,” was made by unions representing Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies and county lifeguards. The nearly 35-minute documentary released Thursday combin…

L.A. county first responder unions release documentary, advocate for raises following fire response

The film's release comes about a month after city officials told LE and fire unions they would get no raises in their new contracts because of unprecedented financial pressures

L.A. County first responders fought the worst fire of their careers. Now they want raises

L.A. County unions representing first responders say the praise they're getting from politicians isn't matched by offers at the bargaining table.

First responders featured in new documentary about January LA wildfires

A new documentary -- released by the unions representing Los Angeles County first responders -- shows never-before-seen footage of the January wildfires.