Seven months before fire swept through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, the city’s water managers were formulating a plan to revive an old […]
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After L.A. Fires, Edison Wants to Bury Power Lines in Altadena and Malibu
Southern California Edison, the electric utility whose equipment has been the focus of investigations into the deadly Eaton fire in Los Angeles County in January, […]
After the L.A. Fires, These Schools Face Another Threat: Layoffs
The morning after the Eaton fire broke out in Southern California, Sergio Lopez and his father returned to Altadena in a last-ditch effort to save […]
After the L.A. Wildfires, a Race to Save the Tiles, and the Soul, of Altadena
Amid the ash, warped metal and husks of cars, the chimneys appear eerily uniform, each like a tombstone for a burned-down house. In many cases, […]
They Can Still Make Art and Music After Fleeing the L.A. Fires
We asked those who lost their homes in the Palisades and Eaton fires to tell us about what they took — what objects or pets […]
Some Insurers Pledge to Ease Burden on L.A. Fire Victims, but Others Say No
A majority of insurance companies in California have agreed to pay at least 75 percent of the contents coverage for homes that were destroyed in […]
L.A. County Sues Southern California Edison over Eaton Fire
Los Angeles County sued Southern California Edison and its parent company on Wednesday, blaming the utility’s equipment for causing the deadly Eaton fire in January. […]
New L.A. Prosecutor Approaches Menendez Brothers’ Appeal With Skepticism
Nathan J. Hochman, the recently elected district attorney of Los Angeles County, offered the strongest indication yet of his thinking on the case of Lyle […]
California’s FAIR Plan Gets $1 Billion Bailout After L.A. Fires
California’s home insurance plan of last resort, designed for people who can’t get coverage on the private market, does not have enough money to pay […]
How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires
During a news conference four day after the fires began, Kathryn Barger, the chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said she had […]