Amid fires, a fine line between work and well-being
January 12, 2025
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Amid fires, a fine line between work and well-being

When Brigitte Tran arrived Wednesday morning at the Rodeo Drive boutique where she works as a sales associate, she was on edge. Smoke from multiple wildfires raging across…

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High winds, low humidity expected to fuel fires through Wednesday: ‘Not looking good’
January 11, 2025
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High winds, low humidity expected to fuel fires through Wednesday: ‘Not looking good’

Santa Ana gusts aren’t going anywhere, as meteorologists expect north-to-northeast winds to pick up Saturday night and continue into Wednesday evening for Southern California’s mountain and foothill communities.…

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With food, supplies or hugs, volunteers show fire victims they’re not alone
January 11, 2025
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With food, supplies or hugs, volunteers show fire victims they’re not alone

Her Calabasas home is wedged between two major fires that have devastated Los Angeles County, and she can see water-dropping helicopters through the windows. The slightest change in…

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After faulty cell alerts during fire emergency, L.A. County overhauls its system
January 11, 2025
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After faulty cell alerts during fire emergency, L.A. County overhauls its system

Los Angeles County’s top emergency manager said Saturday the county’s overhaul of its emergency notification system is nearly complete after it sent out a succession of faulty emergency…

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Free rides on L.A. Metro through Sunday as wildfires continue to burn
January 11, 2025
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Free rides on L.A. Metro through Sunday as wildfires continue to burn

L.A. Metro has suspended fare collection on its trains and buses through Sunday as wildfires continue to ravage parts of the county, officials said Saturday. The agency said…

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Religious institutions hit hard by L.A. fires look to rebuild. Here’s how you can help
January 11, 2025
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Religious institutions hit hard by L.A. fires look to rebuild. Here’s how you can help

The text message lit up the Rev. Carri Patterson Grindon’s cellphone at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. A congregant of Saint Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena, where Patterson Grindon serves…

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‘Are you OK?’ L.A. is being inundated with messages asking if we’re safe
January 11, 2025
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‘Are you OK?’ L.A. is being inundated with messages asking if we’re safe

Questions abound around the wildfires still burning their way across Los Angeles, obliterating entire neighborhoods with an unfathomable speed and ferocity. What started the fires? Could we have…

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Topanga Canyon residents band together to fight fire
January 11, 2025
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Topanga Canyon residents band together to fight fire

As an inferno raged in the Pacific Palisades, Derek Mabra went surfing. The winds were generating “insanely good” waves closer to his home in Topanga Canyon, a mountain…

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4 takeaways from Newsom’s budget proposal
January 11, 2025
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4 takeaways from Newsom’s budget proposal

SACRAMENTO —  The Newsom administration on Friday released the governor’s initial spending plan for the upcoming 2025-26 budget year, which typically acts as a starting point for negotiations with…

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Why California tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
January 11, 2025
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Why California tech leaders are friending and funding Trump

Four years ago, several of California’s most influential tech titans determined that then-President Trump was such a threat to democracy they barred him from posting on their social…

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