California Squeezes Private Money Out of Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts
Needless regulation on fire insurance, "speculators," and duplexes means fewer dollars are going to rebuild Los Angeles.
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Will the L.A. Fires Sink Bass, Newsom — and the Olympics?
Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, and the 2028 Summer Olympics: All three, to different degrees, have been imperiled by the deadly ...
The LA fires are proof the social contract between citizen and state is broken
The Los Angeles fires have put the state’s breach of the basic social contract on full, horrific display. The citizens upheld ...
Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won’t be going home soon
Los Angeles properties face new dangers with burned slopes at risk of landslides and the charred debris laden with asbestos ...
Trump’s Biggest Political Liability Is Hiding in Plain Sight
The Los Angeles Times’ billionaire owner, Patrick Soon-Shiong, declared on X that “the Mayor cut LA Fire Department’s budget ...
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Los Angeles Burned, Now They’re Coming for Karen Bass
Critics also accuse Bass of slashing the Los Angeles Fire Department’s share of the city budget by $23 million, a cut that supposedly caused fire hydrants to run dry and starved brave firefighters of ...
Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass Face Recall Threat. One May Struggle to Survive
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have faced sharp criticism from their opponents and some ...
California Wildfire Live Updates: Firefighters Make Progress On Containment As Winds Slow In Los Angeles
Thursday, 10:30 a.m. PST The Palisades Fire’s containment jumped to 22% while Cal Fire reported 55% containment for the Eaton ...
75 Los Angeles fire trucks wait for repairs as wildfires rage — while city spends $1.3B on the homeless
We have over 100 fire apparatus out of service,” Los Angeles fire chief Kristin Crowley admitted when the wildfires were ...
Los Angeles wildfires: As winds ease, officials warn residents ‘not out of the woods yet’
As weather conditions improve and firefighters make progress in containing the Los Angeles wildfires, they’re contending with dangerous conditions. Follow for live updates.