Editorial: Out on the streets to count L.A.’s unhoused, volunteers learn far more than numbers can convey
Volunteers arrive at about 150 deployment centers, where they get flashlights and maps and assemble into small groups for the ...
‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillisides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
Cal Fire's updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
Newsom’s executive order mandating 5-foot clearance around homes: What does it mean?
Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...
Crime and Public Safety
Wildfire experts in recent years have highlighted the dangers of wind-driven embers that can travel great distances and ...
Los Angeles City Council gives final approval to housing rezoning plan
The City Council voted to give final OK to a plan that aims to boost development of market rate and affordable housing.
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California: Five dead in Los Angeles wildfires - as new blaze starts near Hollywood Hills
At least five people have died in a wildfire in Los Angeles, officials have said, with firefighters now facing new blazes, including one in the city's famous Hollywood Hills. With firefighters ...
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Wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles wants visitors to help the area recover and rebuild
As city and county leaders begin the recovery process, tourism and hospitality officials have announced that the City of Angels wants and needs the support of visitors. "Los Angeles has always ...
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Los Angeles fires spark 'smart city' conspiracy theories
Los Angeles is due to host the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2028, spurring hopes that the city will be able to ease its notoriously dense traffic, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve ...
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Santa Monica lifts evacuation warnings, opens PCH for local access as containment of Palisades Fire grows
The Los Angeles Police Department is managing the city of LA north of Santa Monica city limits, including PCH. The Annenberg Beach House which has been closed since the start of the Palisades Fire ...
The New York Times21d
The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design
As Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles confronts a city dealing with devastating fires, her performance has raised questions, even among her supporters, about whether she can become the dominant ...
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California Fires Updates: Saturday, Jan. 18
Crews continue to battle the Eaton and Palisades fires in Los Angeles County ... p.m. PT — The City of Santa Monica has lifted all evacuation orders and warnings within city limits.