California eclipsed Japan in 2024 to become the fourth-largest economy in the world. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this month that the state’s population increased […]
Tag: Southern California Wildfires (Jan 2025)
The State Law Taking a Financial Toll on California Budgets
In 2018, an anonymous tip led the authorities in California to Eric Uller, who for decades had volunteered at an after-school program associated with the […]
Before the Fire, L.A. Tried to Restore Second Reservoir in Palisades
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 […]
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 Fires, Rick Caruso Aspires to a New Role: Shadow Mayor of Los Angeles
Rick J. Caruso, the wealthy developer, spent $100 million to run for mayor of Los Angeles in 2022. After his decisive defeat, he stepped to […]
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, […]
Trump and Newsom Are Attacking the California Coastal Commission
In a hotel meeting room two blocks from the beach, the California Coastal Commission might as well have written “S.O.S.” in the sand. “We are […]
Altadena Residents Face High Costs as They Begin to Rebuild Their Homes
The first time Dan Grebow returned to Altadena, Calif., to pick through the rubble of his family’s home, he felt a strong pull to rebuild. […]
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 […]
Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water
The White House on Sunday released an executive order by President Trump that laid out a plan to exert the federal government’s role in California’s […]