Through burning hills and blinding smoke: the aerial fight to save a city
A massive California Air National Guard tanker dives into a Pacific Palisades canyon full of smoke, as the ground below ...
Tag: Fires
L.A. museums launch $12-million emergency fund for artists hit by the fires
Some of L.A.’s biggest arts institutions including the J. Paul Getty Trust, LACMA, MOCA and the Hammer Museum are among ...
Hollywood production rose at the end of a brutal 2024. But wildfires add new uncertainty
Although Hollywood production rallied in the last three months of 2024, it was not enough to turn around last year’s ...
Column: He lost everything in a wildfire. Here’s one city councilman’s practical advice
SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Jeff Okrepkie wants to make one thing perfectly clear. Yes, his home burned to the ground after ...
Nuccio’s Nurseries’ famous camellias survived the Eaton fire. But with no water, what now?
After 90 years of breeding and selling rare camellias and azaleas to customers all over the world, Nuccio’s Nurseries in ...
For uninsured fire victims, the Small Business Administration offers a rare lifeline
As wildfires continue to burn around Southern California, thousands of business owners, homeowners and renters are confronting the daunting challenge ...
Abcarian: California’s cycle of fiery destruction and reconstruction is longer than you might think
For the first time in memory, everyone around here either knows someone or is someone who has lost a home ...
Scores of L.A. teachers lose homes; students from 2 burned-down L.A. schools to resume class
Students from two burned-down Los Angeles elementary schools will resume classes Wednesday in new locations in neighborhoods near fire-ravaged Pacific ...
What threats lurk in the smoke and ash of L.A. area fires? New health warnings
As Santa Ana wind conditions continue to stoke fears of resurgent wildfires across Los Angeles, health officials are warning of ...
L.A. City Council seeks transparency on empty reservoir, dry fire hydrants
The Los Angeles City Council member representing the Westside, including much of the area decimated by the Palisades fire, called ...
