A member of the Los Angeles fire commission says he is being removed by Mayor Eric Garcetti at the request of the powerful firefighters union. Garcetti's spokesman and the union say that's not the case.
Garcetti is on track to miss his goal to greatly increase the number of female LAFD firefighters, renewing questions about why more women aren’t on the force.
Known as a commissioner who regularly challenged LAFD policies, Glazier was first appointed in 2013 by Garcetti to serve out the remaining term of another commissioner. Garcetti reappointed Glazier in 2016 to a full five-year term. “I am not certain how the [city-county program] became tied to my removal; since it hasn’t yet come for discussion at a Board of Fire Commission[ers] meeting, I do not know if the proposed pilot program is good policy or not,” Glazier wrote.
“The fact that he is making patently untrue allegations about both the mayor’s office and UFLAC while he is headed out the door should tell you everything you need to know about this individual,” he added.Escobar also told KPCC that the decision not to renew Glazier’s term “is a good thing for the city and the LAFD.”
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