California wildfires devastate working-class families, destroying homes and livelihoods
Lower-wage workers in some of the homes and businesses ravaged by fires are scrambling to find housing and jobs with little to fall back on.
California wildfires devastate Altadena: How one man tried to save his block
Flames were licking his fence, he was choking on smoke, and bullets were whizzing by his leg. Despite it all, Tristin Perez never left his Altadena home during the deadly Eaton fire.
Despite the Risks, California Keeps Building Homes Where Wildfires Burn
To many ecologists, economists and other experts on California wildfire risk, the vow to rebuild is part of a familiar California cycle as predictable as the Santa Anas: We keep putting homes in the path of the flames.
CA wildfires: Some evacuees returning to homes
As firefighters in California continue to make progress on the wildfires that are still burning in Los Angeles, planning for the recovery process is just getting started. Meanwhile, one insurance firm is changing course for some wildfire-affected residents there.
New dangerous concerns in California as wildfires continue raging
Some Los Angeles area homes are suffering from landslides as the water supply compromises some residential foundations in California. This comes as more concerns emerge over toxic chemicals, and as firefighters continue battling the wildfires.
'What America should look like:' loss in the Altadena fires, and a hard road to recovery
When fires swept through Altadena, in Los Angeles County, generational wealth and a place of opportunity for people of color, ...
L.A. County wildfires leave diverse and historic Altadena in ashes and rubble
Families of color, making up over half of Altadena, have bought homes and kept them for generations. The Black homeownership ...
Southern California in ‘uncharted territory’ as extreme fire weather returns next week
Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific ...
Families of wildfire victims mired in grief, questioning what more could have been done
Many families in California are full of grief and questions about what more they could have done to save their loved ones ...
California firefighters confront alleged looters stealing Emmy Award during Eaton Fire: ‘You are not doing this’
Smoke eaters with the Los Angeles County Fire Department were working in a burned-down Altadena neighborhood on Thursday when ...
New California Wildfire Prompts Evacuations in Pasadena, Altadena
A second major fire erupted in the Los Angeles area as firefighters struggled to contain the Pacific Palisades blaze.
Who Are the Victims of the California Fires?
At least two dozen people have been reported dead in fires raging across Los Angeles. Five lived near one another in a ...
California fire chief uses milk and beer to save 2 homes in last-ditch effort after finding no water in hose
Fennessy said the meter “wasn’t completely out,” and he “wasn’t sure if it was going to rekindle,” but it was all he “could ...
Altadena had been a haven from California’s insurance nightmare. The L.A. fires could change that
As they rebuild, residents of the middle-class enclave could face steep price hikes. Randy and Miki Quinton held hands as ...
Altadena couple whose home burnt down among thousands dropped by insurance before wildfires
The Eaton Fire that tore through Altadena, California, turned the home of Jeff and Jennifer Cohen into a shell of what it ...