First Up City Hall scrambles to fix housing votes as new questions emerge over councilmember conflicts Officials are racing to ratify a series of housing-related votes from 2025 after state regulators ...

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How fighting deadly Los Angeles fires as an incarcerated firefighter gave Jose Amezcua purpose, reduced his sentence, and ...

In Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu, investors are purchasing 40-44% of properties in wildfire zones, while rebuilding ...

As California becomes more dependent on tax revenue from the tech industry, its stake in the health of the artificial ...

I write as a decades-long Santa Monica resident – apartment renter and, later, homeowner. As predictable as the tides are the periodic and strident calls for Santa Monica Airport (SMO) to remain open ...

One year after historic Los Angeles wildfires, residents whose homes survived now face dangerous lead and asbestos contamination, forcing many to live in toxic environments.

One year after the Palisades and Eaton fires killed 31 people and destroyed 17,000 structures across Los Angeles County, communities are marking the anniversary with ...

Malibu will mark one year since the devastating Palisades Fire with a community event on January 7, honoring 12 lives lost in LA's deadliest wildfire that destroyed 6,800+ structures.

On a quiet street in Pacific Palisades, recovery does not announce itself. There are no banners or ribbon cuttings, no grand markers signaling resolution. Instead, there are empty lots where homes ...

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has ratified an emergency proclamation for December winter storms that caused debris ...