Bass pushes post-Palisades fire reopening of PCH to Monday; surprise delay irks county officials
With Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass delaying the city’s plans to remove all checkpoints for access to Pacific Palisades along ...
Southern California fires: The daunting task of clearing the debris
Contractors test soil samples for contaminants like lead or mercury and remove tainted soil. If a section still tests high, ...
Why 'rippling effects' of wildfires will have lasting impact on LA's Latino community
Those include higher rates of employment in industries requiring a physical presence, higher exposure to air pollution and ...
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California fires updates: Sunday, Feb. 2
A lawsuit filed Monday claims Southern California Edison equipment sparked the Eaton Fire. The lawsuit alleges that Southern ...
Funds to fight fires — not crime — is new priority for many California cities
Many municipalities are already considering approaching voters with a wide range of new taxes and borrowing measures they ...
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The LA County Fires Devastated Homes In The Wildland Urban Interface. Here’s What That Is.
By Jeremia Kimelman, CalMatters In just a single month, 2025 is the second most destructive fire year in California history, ...
Update: Emma Fire in Los Angeles County – Feb. 2 status
Emma Fire initially started 11:09 a.m. Jan. 8 in Los Angeles County. It has been burning on federal land managed by the ...
Los Angeles County officials preparing for rain in vulnerable burn zones
With more rain in the forecast for the coming week, L.A. County officials are scrambling to prepare the region for ...
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PCH reopening delayed, checkpoints to remain in place
The change will allow the Los Angeles Police Department to increase its service citywide while also keeping the Palisades ...
2 killed, 5 hurt in Willowbrook gun violence
LOS ANGELES –Two men were fatally shot and five others were wounded near Athens Park in the unincorporated area west of ...
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Will New Bond Funds Be Enough to Rebuild LA Schools?
There was no school at all for three weeks while staff hunted for classroom space at other locations. Eventually they brought in portables and launched an ambitious fundraising campaign to pay for a ...
As crews clean up from LA fires, some residents are furious over hazardous waste
The blazes that began on Jan. 7 charred thousands of buildings, cars and electronics across the Los Angeles area, creating ...