After brutal fire season, California lawmakers call for seasonal firefighters to be employed year-round
State legislators are calling to extend Cal Fire's staffing to a year-round system, switching some roles from nine-month ...
Despite his boasts, Trump's California water release order doesn't help L.A. fire victims
Chris Hayes explains how Trump's obsession with California's water supply, which led him to order the opening of dams, will ...
Allstate expects $1.1 billion loss from California fires
Allstate insurance said it expects a $1.1 billion loss from claims caused by the wildfires that swept through Southern California in January ...
Palisades, Eaton fire zones ‘pose risk in our environment right now’
Los Angeles County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella warned residents that the burn zones being cleared after the ...
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UGA students from California grapple with recent L.A. wildfires
After more than 37,469 acres burned, 16,200 structures destroyed and 29 people dead, the Palisades and Eaton fires in ...
SoCal wildfires caused as much as $164B in damages: UCLA research
The two biggest blazes that recently ravaged the Los Angeles metropolitan region may have caused property damage and capital ...
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ZestyAI’s Z-FIRE model gains approval for California wildfire risk assessment
ZestyAI, a provider of AI-driven climate and property risk analytics, announced that Z-FIRE, its advanced wildfire risk model, is now filing-ready in ...
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Will LA fire victims join the crowded OC housing market?
Josh Schroeder, a real estate agent who mostly works in Laguna Beach and other coastal cities in South O.C., said he’s ...
CAL FIRE firefighters could become year-round employees, new bill proposes
State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.
LA lawmakers threaten landlords with fines as high as $50K in rent-gouging crackdown
The Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit this week against Blueground, a short-term rental company that ...
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Guest Commentary | The Moss Landing fire: Where do we go from here?
There are three major energy goals in California — move away from fossil fuels to a greener electrical grid, have safe, ...
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Fire recovery and housing
Some 12,000 homes were destroyed in the Eaton and Palisades fire. Real estate experts tell LAist that surrounding counties are likely to absorb some of the displaced people, but with a few exceptions, ...