Palisades fire victims vent frustration as town hall on debris removal becomes a free-for-all
More than 200 people attended a forum on recovering from the Pacific Palisades fire on Sunday, where they pressed officials ...
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Trump’s order won’t halt California’s offshore wind leases. But will it derail the industry?
President Donald Trump’s ban on new offshore wind leases won’t halt giant wind farms already planned off California’s coast, but industry officials say the policy shift is a blow to a renewable energy ...
A slimmed-down LAPD seems here to stay. What happens to crime with fewer cops?
An earlier version of this story misspelled the last name of L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman as Rahman.When Los Angeles ...
This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came
In late January 2024, after a series of rainstorms, a DWP property manager spotted a tear in the reservoir’s floating cover, ...
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Former Assistant City Manager Elaine Polachek appointed Interim City Manager
During Tuesday's somewhat scaled-back City Council meeting, it was announced that Elaine Polachek will serve as interim city manager, replacing outgoing City Manager David White. Polachek previously ...
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NEWS ANALYSIS -- 5 Reasons SMRR Swept the Council Race
Here, in no particular order, are five reasons Councilmembers Dan Hall, Ellis Raskin, Barry Snell and Natalya Zernitskaya ...