A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.
A report on the fires that devastated the Los Angeles area in early 2025 recommended that local governments take a broader approach to preparedness and emergency response.
The clearest lesson from the Palisades and Altadena fires was the extent to which climate-driven fires are outstripping modern firefighting, a new report found.
An examination of the disaster commissioned by the county concluded that its efforts were muddled and chaotic, but said that it had not discriminated against Black residents.
An examination of the disaster commissioned by the county concluded that its efforts were muddled and chaotic, but said that it had not discriminated against Black residents.
The state’s attorney general opened an investigation into whether emergency responders failed to adequately warn the residents of a Black middle-class neighborhood that was devastated in the blaze.
The state’s attorney general opened an investigation into whether emergency responders failed to adequately warn the residents of a Black middle-class neighborhood that was devastated in the blaze.
Over the weekend, the president demanded that local officials expedite rebuilding permits and ordered an audit of federal funds. But he was silent on the region’s stalled request for $34 billion in federal aid.
Over the weekend, the president demanded that local officials expedite rebuilding permits and ordered an audit of federal funds. But he was silent on the region’s stalled request for $34 billion in federal aid.
President Trump’s executive order on the rebuilding of Los Angeles communities after last year’s wildfires calls for an audit of federal fire assistance that California received immediately after the disaster.
She was the family’s first baby in 16 years. And she came into their world as the Altadena fire changed everything. They struggled for months to find housing, stability and peace.
She was the family’s first baby in 16 years. And she came into their world as the Altadena fire changed everything. They struggled for months to find housing, stability and peace.
Robin Alvarenga De La Torre came into her parents’ world just before it was destroyed.
The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is defining life in the L.A. region.
The floods that struck last week just before the first anniversary of the January wildfires show how extreme weather is defining life in the L.A. region.
“You have to live with the fact that it’s a dangerous place,” said Paige Fillion, who fled her home during the January wildfires and lived through a storm-related evacuation warning last week.
Scars of wildfires and immigration raids won’t soon fade, but like the city itself, the Dodgers persevered and gave Southern California residents the rally they needed.
Scars of wildfires and immigration raids won’t soon fade, but like the city itself, the Dodgers persevered and gave Southern California residents the rally they needed.
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