For some affluent homeowners in L.A., private fire hydrants in big demand
Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, ...
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As wildfires disrupt Los Angeles schools, experts begin to study mental health effects on students
Wildfires have forced the closure of Los Angeles schools, displacing over 700,000 students and staff. Experts warn of lasting ...
Inmate who walked away from fire camp in L.A. County apprehended
An inmate serving a 16-year sentence for firearms charges was apprehended Thursday morning after he walked away from the Acton Conservation Camp in Los Angeles County. Jessie Meza, 38, was ...
Mercenaries for Millionaires: Inside the Private Army That Protects L.A.’s Rich and Famous
THR spends a night battling looters and wildfires with Covered 6, the most successful — and, until now, secretive — private security force in Los Angeles. Is this the future of public safety? Or the ...
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Trump Orders More Central Valley Water Deliveries — Claiming It Would Help LA Fires
By Alastair Bland, CalMatters President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Sunday that told federal agencies to ...
Opinion: The Los Angeles Fires Began on Federal Lands, So Why Is GOP Blaming California?
Both of the big Los Angeles fires started on federally managed land. Instead of blaming California, the Trump administration ...
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Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake
L.A. had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...
A world away from the Palisades and Altadena, landlords try to sell fire victims on living downtown
Landlords of downtown L.A. apartments are trying to woo displaced Palisades and Altadena fire victims to a more urban setting ...
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Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: Los Angeles won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...
Do you know where Southern California gets its water from? An explainer
Wildfires in Southern California have prompted major discussions about water in the state. Here's an overview of where water ...
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Calif. wildfires highlight complicated chain of evacuation communication
As the deadly LA wildfires and other major emergencies have shown, alerts rely on a complicated chain of communication between first responders, government administrators, third-party companies and ...
The Los Angeles Fires Expose the Problem With American Conservation Policy
For more than a century, conservation policy has focused on economic development and wisely using natural resources.