Newsom’s LA Rises Initiative Not Just About Rebuilding Los Angeles, But City’s Rebirth & Path Forward For “The Next 50 Or 100 Years”
This is the most important city and essential city anywhere in the world,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom emphatically ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat3h
The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...
Insurer Chubb puts a price tag on its share of L.A. wildfire woes
Insurer Chubb Ltd. has estimated its costs related to the Los Angeles fires to be around $1.5 billion before taxes.
LAist8h
Wildland urban interface
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone ...
What people who rebuilt their homes after wildfires wish they’d done differently
California homeowners who have experienced loss from wildfires offer a glimpse at the road ahead for Los Angeles fire victims.
The Coast News9h
After LA wildfires, Oceanside reviews fire risks, preparedness
Following devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, Oceanside fire and water officials discussed the city's fire risks and preparedness.
Opinion
Trump doesn’t understand California’s complex water network. But that’s not the point
Trump's justifications for his fire-related executive order provides the illusion that problems are being solved when they are festering.
Edison denied causing destructive 2017 fire. Feds now believe utility suppressed evidence
Southern California Edison claims there were no electrical anomalies on its transmission lines in Eaton Canyon leading up to ...
Opinion: No one should need the Watch Duty app. As fires near, officials should communicate better
What we’ve discovered through years of studies and user interviews is that, in an emergency, information fatigue never occurs ...
National Observer20h
We are releasing the monsters
California’s well-documented climate and fire history lets us see how global warming is cooking up ever more extreme fire ...