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California is years behind in implementing a law to make homes more fire resistant
Reeling from destructive wildfires, including the deadliest in California history, state lawmakers in 2020 passed new requirements for clearing combustible...
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Lawmakers restart efforts to study insurance rates in fire zones
Two California Democrats reintroduced legislation Tuesday requiring a federal study of wildfire insurance coverage, as fires continue to rage across...
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Evacuees can get mail in nearby locations
The wildfires burning in Southern California are a catastrophic disaster, disrupting services and operations for many organizations – including the...
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Evacuation Order Lifted for Santa Monica
Santa Monicans forced out of their homes by the Palisades Fire were able to return on Monday after the last...
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Why Newsom invited Trump to visit LA fire zones amid worries he’ll block disaster aid
After days of sniping back and forth with President-elect Donald Trump over California’s handling of the fires ravaging Los Angeles,...
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LA Mayor Karen Bass faces critical leadership test as questions emerge about wildfire response
Earlier this week, as hurricane-strength winds blew through bone-dry hillside subdivisions, Los Angeles saw its worst nightmare realized as long-predicted...
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After false alerts panic millions, officials move to State system for evacuation notification
After a second round of false alerts rattled Los Angeles County, officials in charge of notifying Angelenos about life threatening...
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More false alarms trigger concern about wildfire evacuation system
A second wave of false evacuation reports jolted millions of Angelenos awake on Friday morning unsettling an already jittery population...
Read morePalisades Fire has burned 20,000 acres and is currently 8% contained according to officials
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass joined City and County officials on Friday morning as they give the latest updates on...
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False evacuation alert causes real panic for 10 million people
Technical glitch tells all of Los Angeles County they should evacuate immediately Angelenos may have already felt like they were...
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