The Doors’ hit “Light My Fire” was written in Pacific Palisades home that burned
January 11, 2025
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The Doors’ hit “Light My Fire” was written in Pacific Palisades home that burned

In 1967, Robby Krieger, the guitarist for legendary L.A. band The Doors, wrote the hit single “Light My Fire” in the living room of his parents’ Pacific Palisades…

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On a block in Altadena, only a few houses remain, including theirs. Should they return?
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On a block in Altadena, only a few houses remain, including theirs. Should they return?

They sat side by side on a cot, surrounded by dozens of other evacuees in the Pasadena Convention Center, a holding place for upended lives. An exhausted and…

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Altadena, ‘feral in the best possible way,’ is gone. How will it come back from fire?
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Altadena, ‘feral in the best possible way,’ is gone. How will it come back from fire?

For some, Altadena’s draw has been the seclusion it offers, nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, straddling the line between urban and wild. For others,…

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‘They just got my uncle’: Mass immigration arrests spark fear among farmworkers in Central Valley
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‘They just got my uncle’: Mass immigration arrests spark fear among farmworkers in Central Valley

BAKERSFIELD —  Maria Casarez was washing dishes at noon Tuesday in her three-bedroom duplex, tidying up before her four children arrived home from school when her husband’s nephew called.…

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Hey, Gold Rushers: Southern California found gold first! And we’re still looking.
January 11, 2025
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Hey, Gold Rushers: Southern California found gold first! And we’re still looking.

Now don’t go all weak at the knees and soft in the head when you read this: Gold! In the Mojave Desert! It’s a gold rushlet so far:…

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Palisades fire expands and threatens home in Encino and Brentwood
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Palisades fire expands and threatens home in Encino and Brentwood

The Palisades fire can now be seen across Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley, an unsettling development as officials worried about the fire expanding into neighborhoods in Encino and…

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Two fire experts describe inconvenient truths about L.A. wildfires
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Two fire experts describe inconvenient truths about L.A. wildfires

Not quite six years ago, wildfire expert Jack Cohen, who lives in Missoula, Mont., visited Pacific Palisades to instruct firefighters and property owners on how to protect homes…

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Fire chief says the city of L.A. let her agency down
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Fire chief says the city of L.A. let her agency down

As firefighters continued to battle massive wildfires Friday, Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley stunned many observers with an extraordinary television interview. Crowley, pressed by a Fox 11…

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‘We don’t know half of it.’ L.A. firestorm death toll expected to rise as searchers go door to door
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‘We don’t know half of it.’ L.A. firestorm death toll expected to rise as searchers go door to door

It is expected to take some time to determine the death toll from this week’s Los Angeles firestorms. Officials confirmed 10 people died in the Eaton and Palisades…

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Newsom orders investigation into dry fire hydrants during L.A. fires
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Newsom orders investigation into dry fire hydrants during L.A. fires

Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered an investigation into the causes behind water supply problems that left fire hydrants dry and hampered firefighting efforts during the devastating fires in…

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