Why does California keep botching emergency evacuation alerts?
Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles ...
California Wildfire Survivor Who Watched His 'House Burn' Uses Experience To Help L.A. Victims Navigate Rebuilding Their Lives
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How the Los Angeles fires could exacerbate California’s homelessness crisis
People burned out of the Santa Cruz Mountains — or trying to escape the threat of fire there — moved into the city of Santa ...
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Close to Home: Misinformation, like wildfire, will burn communities
From the pandemic to the present, we’ve seen an unprecedented rise in misinformation and conspiracy theories, especially ...
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Will new bond funds be enough to rebuild Los Angeles schools — and all of California’s other crumbling schools?
Some schools destroyed years ago in the Sonoma and Butte county fires are just now reopening. The long, expensive process of ...
The L.A. fires left many immigrant workers jobless. Some may get hired for cleanup—but it’s a dangerous job
Some are already employed as housekeepers and may be asked by homeowners to clear ash from a damaged house, workers’ ...
As workers tackle dangerous job of cleaning up after LA fires, can authorities keep them safe?
The L.A. fires have left many domestic workers and day laborers jobless. They may soon be hired for wildfire cleanup work, which has its own risks.
Does California Have Enough Money to Rebuild Its Schools?
Voters approved $10 billion in school construction bonds last November. Facing big maintenance backlogs, districts around the state are worried the money could be quickly depleted by the need to ...
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Connolly proposes bill to increase fairground funding
Assemblymember Damon Connolly of San Rafael has proposed legislation to boost funding for fairground upgrades, citing their use by firefighters and disaster evacuees. "Today, fairgrounds in Southern ...