“This is a moment for so many little girls across our city ... for many of them who think you can’t be what you can’t see. And today the picture changes.”

Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez, regarding Mayor Eric Garcetti’s nomination of Deputy Chief Kristin Crowley to lead the city’s fire department, which would make Crowley L.A.’s first female fire chief. Crowley’s nomination must be confirmed by the City Council. (Associated Press — Jan. 19, 2022)