Column: Earthquakes and fires always stalk L.A. But our greatest danger is denial.
If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The ...
Preliminary magnitude 2.6 earthquake strikes near Malibu coast
It occurred at about 11:05 p.m. about 10 miles northwest of Malibu, according to the United States Geological Survey​ ...
What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past
In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in retrospect, like ...
Los Angeles Wildfires Spark Interest in Adobe, Natural Building Materials
Fans of "natural building" techniques, like the cob used by Pedersen, see need and opportunity. Adobe bricks made of clay, ...
Perilous landscape: California's 250-year struggle to prepare for natural disasters
Within a decade, more than 5,000 residents lived in Malibu. Architects warned of the danger of building in the area, known to ...
Fire insurance is increasingly a problem for San Francisco homebuyers
Is urban San Francisco out of the woods in terms of fire insurance problems caused in Los Angeles? Here's what San Francisco ...
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Plan to help save LA from mass fires with seawater long-stalled
A plan to provide firefighters in Los Angeles and Orange counties almost limitless seawater to fight fires has been stalled for more than a decade, despite the ever-looming threat of mass fires fueled ...
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Preliminary magnitude 2.6 earthquake strikes near Malibu coast
A preliminary magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck near ... Dean Fioresi is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. He covers breaking news throughout Southern California. When he's not writing about ...
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Here's how climate change is reshaping home insurance costs in California — and the rest of the U.S.
California's Department of Insurance also recently passed regulations that pave the way for rate increases in exchange for increased coverage in wildfire-prone regions. In 2024, some insurance ...
Nathan Hochman’s vision of law and order in LA includes major course correction
Los Angeles County's district attorney isn't pulling any punches when it comes to lawbreakers, saying he'll go after everyone ...
Rents rise as refugees from the fires squeeze into L.A.’s tight housing market
The Palisades and Eaton fires destroyed or damaged more than 8,500 homes in an already tight housing market. Experts said the ...