Consulting Firm Hired for Public Engagement on Wildfires

Los Angeles County has hired a consulting firm associated with anti-Trump retired general Stanley McChrystal to handle public engagement about recent wildfires. McChrystal has a history of criticizing Presidents Obama and Trump. The decision to hire McChrystal was announced in February for an independent review of evacuation policies. Another controversial arrangement involved the Los Angeles City Council hiring Hagerty Consulting despite past issues with misappropriating funds.

Ethics complaint against Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse related to his wife's consulting firm

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse is facing an ethics complaint due to his wife's consulting firm receiving millions in federal funds from legislation he supported. The couple live in Newport, Rhode Island and have two children and two grandchildren. Whitehouse's wife, Sandra Whitehouse, has worked with nonprofit organizations and private companies, focusing on ocean policy issues.

Reconstruction Process After Southern California Fires

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has brought in an Illinois consulting firm headed by a far-left politician to aid in the reconstruction process after the devastating southern California fires. The firm, Hagerty Consulting, founded by former Evanston, Illinois, Mayor Steve Hagerty, has a history of spearheading diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and signed a resolution recognizing that the city sits on land stolen from Native Americans by 'white colonizers.'