Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will order state officials to advance implementation of a state rule aiming to make homes more ...
California’s Palisades and Eaton fires both 100 percent contained —three weeks after erupting
The deadly Palisades and Eaton wildfires have finally been 100% contained — more than three weeks after they broke out in Los ...
California must quickly ban plants within 5 feet of homes in fire-prone areas, Newsom says
Gavin Newsom is ordering the state to speed up its rulemaking for wildfire safety around homes in fire-prone areas that would ban most plants and combustible materials like mulch and wood fencing. ...
Storm slams Bay Area, expected to lighten up for Los Angeles
The San Francisco Bay Area took much of the brunt of Tuesday’s storm in the state, with flooded streets, downed trees, a ...
California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...
The End of Southern California as We Know It
Rob Lowe says the old L.A. he loved has been completely wiped out by wildfires. “I mourn everything in Malibu.” ...
Opinion: Metro needs to stop making traffic — and climate disasters — worse
A plan to widen the 605 and other freeways will increase, not help, congestion. That's bad for Angelenos and our environment.
L.A. Wildfires: U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers Begins Phase 2 Debris Removal In Some Eaton Fire Locations
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today it has officially begun its “Phase 2” wildfire-debris removal effort, ...
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Applications will be accepted from now, via the Tribal Wildfire Resilience Grants webpage and will be due by no later than 12 P.M. on Friday, March 28, 2025. Eligible applicants are California Native ...
3 lanes of I-5 Freeway in Lincoln Heights blocked for tanker fire
All lanes of the northbound I-5 Freeway in Lincoln Heights are blocked at Humboldt Street after a fuel vehicle caught fire.
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall to the ground at the base of a tower.