For months after the devastating Palisades fire, residents who lost homes and loved ones waited for a clear accounting of what went wrong. What they received, a Los Angeles Times
Recent reporting shows that claims blaming dry fire hydrants for last January’s devastating wildfires do not hold up under closer scrutiny and that similar water pressure failures have occurred repeatedly
From contributor Thérèse Bachand Hi, my name is Thérèse Bachand, and I am an artist and native Californian. Until the end of last June, I had lived for 42 years
YIMBY Law has filed a lawsuit challenging a July 2025 executive order issued by Governor Gavin Newsom that allows local governments to limit or suspend SB 9 housing development in
Fire Commissioner Genethia Hudley Hayes says the failures exposed by the Palisades fire are inseparable from a longer history of weakened oversight, internal resistance to accountability, and the erosion of
Los Angeles City Council declined Tuesday to fast track a feasibility study for a new Climate Resilience District in Pacific Palisades, slowing down a proposal championed by Councilmember Traci Park