'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, ...
The L.A. authors who predicted these fires and the books to help us understand them
Octavia E. Butler and Mike Davis are just some of the Angelenos whose books can help us understand L.A.'s fires, plus Kristin ...
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Robin Abcarian column: California's cycle of fiery destruction and reconstruction is longer than you might think
"So many factors helped make our current natural disaster one of the largest in American history: a warming planet, an ...
Larry Wilson: After the fires, out-of-state pols spin lies about California
Politicians in red states such as Louisiana do a lot of stupid stuff, like politicians in California do. When a hurricane sweeps South, does that make politicians from ...
Opinion: 5 lessons in kindness from outside L.A.’s evacuation zone
An evacuee finds that the caring actions of strangers make all the difference as Los Angeles reels from the 2025 fires.
To Be From L.A. Is to Know Its Twin Temptations, Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a Times climate reporter, on her relationship with the city, its mythology, and a reckoning with disaster.
What We Lost in the Fires
Hollywood pays tribute to the irreplaceable artifacts and cultural touchstones that were destroyed, from the ‘Wizard of Oz’ ...
Wildfires spared Olympic venues in L.A., but the city's rebuild could impact runup to 2028 Olympic Games
Los Angeles is scheduled to host the 2028 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, in addition to World Cup matches in 2026 and a Super Bowl in 2027.
Rep. Young Kim: Only wildfire aid condition should be transparency
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R.-Louisiana) and other Republicans have suggested that Los Angeles wildfire aid should come with ...
CA Insurance Commissioner won’t guarantee L.A. fires won’t increase rates elsewhere
The devastating wildfires burning in Southern California could have financial ramifications for residents across the state. California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo ...
California's FAIR Plan, the home insurer of last resort, may need a bailout after the L.A. fires
California's Fair Plan, the state's insurer of last resort, may be unable to pay billions in claims arising from the Los ...
‘Evacuation fatigue’ sets in for Southern Californians yet to return home after wildfires
No stranger to natural disasters, Pasadena resident Pedro Rojas keeps a safety bag in his car with essentials like a jacket, gloves and running shoes in case he needs to flee at ...