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National Guard pulls back, but does not withdraw, from fire zone access points
Anyone venturing out to the beach or Palisades Park over the weekend will have noticed that the National Guard has...
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Fire-ravaged Southern California braces for gusty winds and heightened wildfire risk
Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires, less than two weeks after the outbreak...
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Bonta sends 200 warnings just days after announcing focus on wildfire fraud
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday his office has issued more than 200 warning letters to hotels and landlords...
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FEMA offering disaster relief to fire victims
Federal officials announced Wednesday multiple housing assistance programs for Los Angeles County residents displaced by the January wildfires, including hotel...
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Shelters, residents, social media work in sync to help pet community
Animal lovers have united to get our furry friends through the collective trauma of this month’s wildfires. Everyone from local...
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LA will need workers to clean up after fires. It can be a dangerous job
By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde and Jeanne Kuang Anabel Garcia’s eyes burned and her breathing was labored and dry as she cleared...
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‘It all ended in a second’: Thousands of low-income and immigrant workers lost jobs in LA fires
When Hermelinda Guadarrama and her daughter went to work to clean Netflix Hollywood’s offices last week, they had no idea...
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Fires scorched campuses across Los Angeles. Many schools are seeking places to hold classes
Days after losing her home in the same fire that destroyed her Los Angeles elementary school, third-grader Gabriela Chevez-Muñoz resumed...
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LA’s Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city’s rebuild could impact the Games’ runup
The devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged sections of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the...
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Homes were burning and roads already jammed when Pacific Palisades evacuation order came, AP finds
The first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest to the start of the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfire didn't come until about...
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