L.A.’s ‘off the charts’ dryness keeps risk of new fires high. Rain is desperately needed
Winds are expected to continue dissipating this week, but it’s shaping up to be a short reprieve for fire-scarred Southern ...
Tag: Fires
L.A. police are grappling with a new challenge: fire duty
Since the outbreak of the Palisades fire, LAPD officers accustomed to chasing 911 calls and patrolling city streets have suddenly ...
L.A. was lucky, with lots of help fighting fires. But no one should count on luck
As bad as the fires in the Los Angeles area have been — more than 12,000 structures burned, about 180,000 ...
Fire charred two L.A. music utopias. Will they ever recover?
The day that the Eaton fire began, Jake Viator had just finished some work remodeling his midcentury Altadena home. Viator, ...
Column: Why everyone shares the same quotes about wildfires and Santa Anas
Fearsome winds are howling across Southern California. Wildfires could spark at any moment. The Pacific Palisades and Eaton fires continue ...
Eaton fire upends the education of thousands of students whose schooling is jolted again
Kira Weibel was in eighth grade when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the student’s Altadena charter school, cutting off critical ...
Tommy Lee blasts artists promoting their new music amid LA wildfires: ‘Nobody gives a flying f–k’
Tommy Lee did not mince words as he slammed artists promoting their new music during the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires. ...
Suspected curfew violators in Palisades fire zone prosecuted. City attorney asks for help targeting price gouging
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is prosecuting two men for violating fire-related curfews while also asking the public for ...
Column: The Oscars ‘must go forward’ — and will, says film academy CEO. He’s right
Decimated by fire season, it seems impossible that the Los Angeles area could even begin to think about awards season. ...
State Farm to offer renewals to policyholders affected by L.A. County fires
State Farm said Wednesday that it will offer renewals to residential policyholders affected by the Los Angeles County fires that ...
