When houses are fuel: Why firefighting was no match for a California disaster decades in the making
As the California fires burn, experts say firefighters can only do so much in extreme conditions. Instead, people must ...
'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, ...
California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
Reeling from destructive wildfires, California lawmakers in 2020 passed new requirements for clearing combustible materials ...
Column: The Palisades fire took their classroom. Their teacher is trying to give it back to them
Los Angeles Unified moved students from the neighborhood's elementary schools to temporary classrooms in Brentwood and ...
The Push and Pull of Los Angeles: Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles, reflects on the city, its mythology and its reckoning ...
To Be From L.A. Is to Know Its Twin Temptations, Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, reflects on a city, its mythology and a reckoning with disaster.
Rep. Young Kim: Only wildfire aid condition should be transparency
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R.-Louisiana) and other Republicans have suggested that Los Angeles wildfire aid should come with ...
What We Lost in the Fires
Hollywood pays tribute to the irreplaceable artifacts and cultural touchstones that were destroyed, from the ‘Wizard of Oz’ ...
The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine was surrounded by flames. Then a family came to its rescue
For 75 years, the property has welcomed visitors seeking peace and solace to its grounds. As the Palisades fire raged around it last week, it was anything but.
'Like we won Satan's lottery': These 'lucky ones' are moving home after LA wildfire
These Californians didn't lose their homes in the Eaton Fire. They are now grappling with how to live, work and recover amid ...
CA Insurance Commissioner won’t guarantee L.A. fires won’t increase rates elsewhere
The devastating wildfires burning in Southern California could have financial ramifications for residents across the state. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo ...