Start of Eaton Fire Focus Attention on Southern California Edison
Early on the evening of Jan. 7, a resident of a neighborhood of homes backed up against the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California saw what he described as a…
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In California Fires, Trump Blames Newsom for Withholding Water. Experts Disagree.
President Trump has repeatedly blamed Gov. Gavin Newsom and other California leaders for the fires that devastated Los Angeles. The president has charged that the state’s Democrats have stubbornly refused…
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Air Quality Improves Across L.A. as Smoke From Wildfires Eases
The sky was clear over Los Angeleson Tuesday, a welcome respite after acrid smoke from wildfires choked the region last week. In Santa Monica’s waterfront Palisades Park, the air was…
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Elon Musk Sends Cybertrucks to Aid L.A. Wildfires After Criticism of Response
Elon Musk has a history of involving himself, often controversially, in crises. In recent years, the billionaire has promised to fund fixes to contaminated water at homes in Flint, Mich.,…
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A Close Brush With Loss for a Community That Knows It Well
John Ward and his wife, Dawn Holder, were already packed and ready to go on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was then a 30-minute drive away, in the Pacific Palisades, and…
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Newsom Suspends State Environmental Rules for Rebuilding After Fires
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a broad executive order that aims to make it easier to rebuild after the fires by suspending California’s costly and time-consuming environmental review process for…
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‘Will Pay Any Amount:’ Private Firefighters Are in Demand in L.A.
Monument Street, which cuts through the center of Pacific Palisades, tells two starkly different stories of the fire that has engulfed the community. On one side, lots where multimillion-dollar houses…
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Firefighters Battle to Keep Palisades Blaze From Pushing Into Mandeville Canyon
Fire officials battling the Palisades blaze, the largest in the Los Angeles area, said late Saturday that they had made progress, managing to stop the fire from pushing downhill into…
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Watch Duty, a Wildfire-Tracking App, Provides a Lifeline in Los Angeles
Paulette Lifton woke up on her 67th birthday on Tuesday morning in a panic to smoke pluming in the distance of her home in the Granada Hills neighborhood of Los…
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Los Angeles Geared Up for Fire Risk, but Fell Short
The alert came in blaring, hot-pink, all-caps: Be prepared for a “LIFE THREATENING & DESTRUCTIVE WINDSTORM!!!” The notice on Monday was one in a series of warnings issued by the…
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Harry and Meghan Visit Survivors of Los Angeles Fires
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, met with wildfire survivors and emergency medical workers on Friday in Pasadena, Calif., as they suggested ways for people to help victims of the…
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Palisades Fire Threatens Brentwood, Including the Getty Center
The Palisades fire in Los Angeles lurched east late Friday night, prompting emergency officials to expand mandatory evacuation orders to Brentwood, including the Getty Center. Like the nearby Pacific Palisades,…
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Firefighting Aircraft Collides with Drone Over Palisades Fire
A firefighting aircraft flying over the Palisades fire in Los Angeles collided with a drone on Thursday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, warning that flying drones can disrupt firefighting efforts…
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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Should Have Canceled Africa Trip Amid Fires, Residents Say
When a series of dangerous, wind-driven fires broke out on Tuesday in the Los Angeles area, Mayor Karen Bass was on the other side of the globe, part of a…
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How Many Fires Are Burning in Southern California?
A fierce January windstorm helped ignite not just one, but several big fires that are now simultaneously burning at an unusual time of year for California to see such destructive…
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Eaton Fire Near Pasadena Doubles in Size Amid High Winds
The Eaton fire, burning out-of-control near Pasadena east of Los Angeles, was quickly increasing in size on Wednesday morning amid dangerous high winds, according to California fire officials. As of…
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L.A. Area Braces for Strong Winds That Will Fan Palisades Fire
Officials were bracing for winds to pick up overnight in the Los Angeles area, likely fanning the Palisades fire and creating conditions for other wildfires to spread across Southern California….
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