Lawmakers target looters in wake of arrests in Los Angeles-area burn zones
California lawmakers are proposing tougher penalties on looting and other opportunistic crimes during disasters after more ...
Where and when rain is forecast to hit wildfire burn scars across the Los Angeles area
Forecasters released a breakdown Tuesday of where and when heavy rainfall this week is expected to hit areas of Southern ...
Los Angeles wildfire ‘recovery czar; will work for free after backlash to proposed $500,000 salary for 3 months
Soboroff had defended the proposed salary of half-a-million dollars for 3 months of work, saying his expertise as a ...
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The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...
Los Angeles wildfire czar's $500K paycheck for 90 days of work draws swift blowback, mayor reverses course
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reneged wildfire czar Steve Soboroff's $500,000 compensation for 90 days of work after the ...
California's insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for Los Angeles fires claims
California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out ...
Here’s how fires and floods are intensifying the US housing crisis
The wildfires levied significant long-term damage, with thousands of homes destroyed, billions in damages and a worsening of the state’s housing and homelessness crises. Even before the fires, ...
More than six years after wildfires destroyed their Malibu homes, many still struggle to rebuild
Some Malibu homeowners remain tangled in bureaucracy six years after the Woolsey Fire. After the recent Palisades Fire, ...