Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire LA considers a radical idea
The recent spate of Los Angeles County fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to ...
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Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire Los Angeles considers a radical idea
The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.
Fires costing $250 billion, plus lost tax revenue, will hit the next LA County budget
The current budget is $84 million. Gary Jones, director of the Department of Beaches and Harbors, was asking for five new ...
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The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...
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Building after the fires
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to consider a building permit "self-certification" program, which would allow ...
With Alberta wildfire season starting soon, conditions appear better than last 2 years: officials
"For the majority of the province, in the boreal forest, conditions are looking really good for normal [or] near-normal precipitation and snow." ...
More than six years after wildfires destroyed their Malibu homes, many still struggle to rebuild
Some Malibu homeowners remain tangled in bureaucracy six years after the Woolsey Fire. After the recent Palisades Fire, ...
Bill would strengthen looting laws in California during fires and other emergencies
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin coauthored proposed legislation that aims to strengthen laws on looting, other matters during fires and other emergencies.
EPA chief, former Vice President Harris tour wildfire footprints
On Thursday, former Vice President Kamala Harris toured the Palisades fire zone with Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, while EPA ...
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LA County Board proposes $50k fine for wildfires price gouging
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors proposed increasing the current $10,000 fine for price gouging up to $50,000 in ...
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Trump’s Claim of Routing Water to Los Angeles Is Hogwash. It All Goes to Central Valley Megafarms.
The crux of this transport system is the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a sensitive marshland region where two of the state’s ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
It continuously brings enough live current from Oregon's hydroelectric facilities and central and northern California to ...