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OPINION: Rick Caruso: Bringing Light Where There Is Darkness
As Los Angeles grapples with the aftermath of its most destructive wildfires in history, Rick Caruso represents the strong ...
Opinion: L.A. can lean on other cities to prevent fires, not just to fight them
Firefighters came to help from all over California; from Texas, Oregon and Arizona; from tribal reservations and even Mexico ...
A ‘brush with catastrophe’: Close call with Hughes fire stirs concerns about jail safety
Flames from the Hughes fire came within a mile of the Castaic jails before firefighters pushed them back. Inmate advocates ...
Fires costing $250 billion, plus lost tax revenue, will hit the next LA County budget
The current budget is $84 million. Gary Jones, director of the Department of Beaches and Harbors, was asking for five new ...
KCAL News investigation finds more than 1,300 fire hydrants need maintenance across LA
An investigation has found that hundreds of fire hydrants spanning throughout Los Angeles may be in need of repair, despite ...
Rain to slam Southern California Wednesday through Friday — could prompt mudslides, floods
Flood watches, when flooding conditions are considered ripe, are in place for stretches including the burn scars surrounding ...
California’s untapped pool of firefighters
Los Angeles’s latest wildfires have reduced communities to ashes and highlighted one of the government’s counterproductive tendencies: barring qualified people from helping their communities because ...
Police searching for man in brutal Southern California hit-and-run
Police are looking for the driver of a black Ford F150 who struck a 60-year-old pedestrian, leaving him in critical condition while he fled the scene Tuesday. The ...
California’s insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for LA fires claims
California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out ...
Actress Anne Heche's son reveals he's uncovered nearly $100K in assets... two years after her tragic death
The son of Anne Heche has recently uncovered nearly $100,000 in additional assets belonging to the late actress - more than ...
To Help Pay For LA Fires, California Will Collect $1 Billion From Insurers
California will collect $1 billion in special fees from insurance companies to make sure it can pay out Los Angeles fire claims filed with the Fair Plan, California's insurer of last resort, the state ...