Altadena meets Paradise: Leaders strike up a friendship – ‘wise counsel’ and hope flow
In the almost seven years since the Camp Fire, its mayor has found himself in a mentoring position as more and more large ...
After the L.A. Wildfires, a Lingering Anxiety: What Is in the Soil?
Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents ...
Rebuilding Los Angeles Is California’s Economic Moment of Truth
Wildfires that destroyed two neighborhoods made the state’s housing shortage even worse. Now, opposition is growing to ...
Amid Altadena’s fire rubble, HUD secretary says agency is ‘laser focused’ on mission
Two months since the Eaton fire exploded, Scott Turner, newly confirmed secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...
An audit found California was unprepared to help vulnerable people in a fire. 5 years later, lawmakers finally talk about it
Five years ago, as COVID-19 hit the state, legislators canceled a hearing to discuss a state audit that found the state’s ...
In Altadena and Pacific Palisades, burned lots are hitting the market
Altadena and Pacific Palisades residents who lost their homes to fire are increasingly deciding to sell their lots, not ...
Emergency management officials not to blame for west Altadena alert failures, sources say
County fire or sheriff’s officials appear to have failed to set the alerts in motion, leaving many west Altadena residents to ...
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How the Eaton Fire destroyed a delicate truce over Altadena’s future
The challenge of post-fire recovery is one faced by communities around the world. Terms like “build back better” and “managed ...
Family of Altadena man killed in Eaton fire joins growing list of victims suing SCE
Suit filed by the estate of Rodney Nickerson, whose grandfather founded the Nickerson Gardens public housing complex in Watts ...
Watch Steve Carell tell students their prom costs are paid after brutal Altadena wildfires
Virginia charity Alice's Kids will pay for the prom tickets of about 800 high school seniors in the Altadena, California area ...
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California Lawmakers Propose Fixes for ‘Insurance Industry in Shambles’
A state-run insurance program is running out of money following the L.A. wildfires. Lawmakers are looking for ways to shore it up as private insurers leave the state.