Commentary: Wildfires come with the wildness that draws us to Los Angeles
January 12, 2025
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Commentary: Wildfires come with the wildness that draws us to Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a topographical wonderland. Mountains loom in the distance. Hillsides and canyons are the refuge of hikers and dog-walkers. Beaches and bluffs above the coastline beckon.…

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They lost their home insurance policies. Then came the L.A. fires
January 12, 2025
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They lost their home insurance policies. Then came the L.A. fires

Last year, Francis Bischetti said he learned that the annual cost of the homeowners policy he buys from Farmers Insurance for his Pacific Palisades home was going to…

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In the ruins of Palisades fire, confronting my elusive Malibu life
January 12, 2025
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In the ruins of Palisades fire, confronting my elusive Malibu life

As I drove up Pacific Coast Highway, the postcard places of my childhood rushed by. The Malibu Feed Bin — the country store where our family sold wildflower…

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‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
January 12, 2025
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‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.

Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows the difference between destruction and utter…

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Containment grows on Palisades, Eaton fire as Brentwood, Encino residents remain on edge
January 12, 2025
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Containment grows on Palisades, Eaton fire as Brentwood, Encino residents remain on edge

Despite new evacuation orders overnight in Brentwood and parts of the San Fernando Valley, firefighters made more progress on containing the Eaton and Palisades fires. As of Saturday…

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‘My heart sank’: Altadena woman loses grandmother to Eaton fire
January 12, 2025
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‘My heart sank’: Altadena woman loses grandmother to Eaton fire

Briana Navarro reached for her cellphone and called her grandmother for a third time, hoping she’d pick up and Navarro would hear her tender voice. But like each…

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LAPD officer killed bicyclist in DUI crash in Ontario, police say
January 12, 2025
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LAPD officer killed bicyclist in DUI crash in Ontario, police say

A rookie LAPD officer was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a bicyclist was struck and killed on Christmas Eve in Ontario, police said. Aaron…

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Rents likely to balloon in wake of L.A. wildfires, experts say
January 12, 2025
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Rents likely to balloon in wake of L.A. wildfires, experts say

Wildfires engulfing Los Angeles are likely to exacerbate the region’s housing affordability crisis now and long into the future, housing analysts and advocates said. Rents will increase, especially…

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During Eaton fire, brother and sister made fateful choice. One survived
January 12, 2025
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During Eaton fire, brother and sister made fateful choice. One survived

“Victor, we have to get out!” Shari Shaw screamed as orange flames and thick smoke billowed toward her older brother’s modest 1960s bungalow in Altadena. “We have to…

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Jubilee “Texhibition” Showcases Gems of Textile Designs in Budapest
January 12, 2025
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Jubilee “Texhibition” Showcases Gems of Textile Designs in Budapest

With works by Polish textile artists, a textile series inspired by contemporary music and a retrospective selection of works from the past ten years, the organizers are welcoming…

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