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Fear and gratitude
I wasn’t planning to write a column about the fires. What is there to say? All of us in Santa...
Read moreWealth will dictate LA fire recovery unless California learns from mistakes of past disasters
The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County have left a devastating mark, consuming more than 40,000 acres, taking dozens of...
Read moreAs LA fires destroy homes, California’s housing crisis is about to get worse
The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County communities have destroyed at least 10,000 homes so far and more are in...
Read moreLA wildfires could clobber California economy as state recovers from a pandemic recession
Three days after immensely destructive and deadly wildfires broke out in and around Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed a...
Read moreDisaster-prone California should adopt a preventive approach, rather than a reactive one
By Dan Walters As horrific as they may be, the wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles neighborhoods, destroying homes and businesses...
Read moreAround Town: Comedy NIghts, Do Training, & More
WEEKLY HEADLINE: Around Town: Comedy NIghts, Do Training, & More SUB HEAD: SMDP's Weekly Guide to Food & Entertainment Goings-On...
Read moreTAKE IT SLOW, BUT GO
Music: Bassist Extraordinaire Richard Bona plays at the Moss Theatre on Saturday. (Courtesy Photo) TAKE IT SLOW, BUT GO by...
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As LA fires rage, Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass are targets in the blame game
When catastrophe strikes, its victims understandably want to know how and why — but their curiosity often morphs into snap judgments...
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In LA’s darkest moment, the light of tireless Angelenos providing aid, food shines bright
Right now, Los Angeles seethes with the collective trauma of a metro area of millions buffeted about by hurricane-force winds...
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Fire Surrounds the Santa Monica Bubble
In the precipice of Trump taking over our federal government everything is burning. After years of scientists telling us this...
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