What to learn from rebuilding of Paradise after 2018 wildfire? Plenty, says top insurance executive
Victor Joseph, president of Mercury Insurance, says there are lessons to be learned for L.A. from the rebuilding of Paradise following its destruction in the 2018 Camp fire.
Nonprofit providing emergency RVs to Los Angeles wildfire victims
Some residents who lost everything during the Los Angeles wildfires received a much-needed lifeline as they began the long ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication ...
Trump tours wildfire damage in LA, meets with residents, leaders: ‘We’re going to get it fixed’
This isn’t the first time Trump has come to survey a fire-ravaged California. He was critical of the state then, as he is now ...
Opinion: California's economy will survive the LA wildfires
Fires in Los Angeles will do little to dampen the demand to live in the region, says Christopher Thornberg of Beacon ...
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Why the Evacuation Alert System Struggled During the L.A. Fires
Residents who lived in the west side of Altadena did not receive an evacuation order until 3:25 a.m., which was hours after the fires first began to burn through their neighborhoods.
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Here’s What Trump Can — and Can’t — Do to Disrupt Los Angeles Wildfire Aid
Experts say it would be hard for Trump to revoke FEMA funding, but Congress could slow down California’s recovery.
California Wildfires: Much-needed rain is expected to help firefighting efforts this weekend.
Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy ...
Column: Our biggest threat might not be earthquakes or fires, but human nature
If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...
L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem
Despite upgrades to wireless alerts system, emergency warnings were often ineffective when most needed during the Los Angeles ...
From Fires to Mudslides, Catastrophe Has Defined Newsom’s Tenure
Gov. Gavin Newsom faces what may be his greatest political test and leadership challenge. He planned to greet President Trump ...