Australia Has Lessons for Los Angeles as It Rebuilds—and Prepares for the Next Fire
Yes, the L.A. blazes were worsened by climate change, say Australian bushfire experts. But that doesn’t mean people are ...
How California can rebuild safer, more resilient cities after wildfires without pricing out workers
The dramatic images of wealthy neighborhoods burning during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires captured global attention, ...
How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm
Recent fires that consumed entire Los Angeles neighborhoods underscore a stark lesson -- water utilities generally aren’t ...
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The Poly Post16hOpinion
Angelenos are slowly losing outdoor lands
By Darren Loo, Feb. 18, 2025 As I was covering the destructive wildfires firsthand as a photojournalist, I remember getting out of my car and just staring at the fire. Both the Eaton and Bridge fires ...
Opinion: California’s housing problems require a better solution than densify, densify, densify
New multistory apartment buildings packed in along Sunset Boulevard or the Wilshire corridor may add to L.A.'s total housing ...
R Street Institute20hOpinion
L.A. wildfires exposed a confluence of bad state policy
This column is based on my testimony last week to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Administrative ...