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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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An on-the-ground look at how local business owners plan to rebuild after the devastation of the Eaton Fire.
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Critics say the $300-million effort to stabilize a stretch of the popular Pacific Surfliner route is haphazard, curtails public beach access and will only yield short-term benefits.
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Sen. Scott Wiener's bill failed after construction trade unions — major Democratic donors — convinced lawmakers to kill the legislation.
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When a 5.2 earthquake hit near San Diego, the San Diego Zoo Safari Park caught its elephants on video taking action to protect their young, forming what experts call an "alert circle."
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While it’s an unprecedented third year in a row for no commercially caught salmon, brief windows will be allowed for sportsfishing in California.
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Morning clouds will linger in Southern California with below average temps in the mid-60s.
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Lead traveled in the air and settled outside the burn area. LA County will make $3 million available for people with intact properties to test their soil.
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Six conservancies throughout the state will oversee work largely in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada.
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A member of the California Assembly from Whittier says her legislation would reduce electricity costs for people without rooftop solar panels.
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Patchy drizzle early in SoCal. Highs Tuesday in the high 60s.
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Shaking was felt as far away as Los Angeles. Light damage is possible.
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The Interior Department released its plan to open up federal waters off California’s coast to oil drilling, setting up a direct confrontation with Sacramento on energy and climate change.
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This summer, millions of Angelenos can't use use drinkable water for outdoor irrigation more than twice a week. Here are tips how to conserve.
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The final and most critical analysis yet from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lays out a stark picture of the future. Here's what that means for L.A.
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From drenched Decembers to a record hot Super Bowl, we've seen winter on a rollercoaster in Southern California. Why?
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Starting Jan. 1, 2022, California residents and businesses have been required to separate “green waste” from other trash and recycling. It’s a way to reduce the planet-heating greenhouse gases emitted by decomposing food in our landfills.
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If you live near a steep, mountainous area that’s burned some time in the past few years, you need to prepare for debris flows when it rains.
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Over the last year and a half, almost four dozen Cal Fire firefighters have suffered from heat illness during training, and since 2003 five have died.
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Fall is the best time of year to tear up your yard and plant sustainable foliage. Start planning!
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As temperatures rise, California's once-groundbreaking heat-safety rules haven't kept up.
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We talked with an expert about the sticky, moist weather we’re experiencing.
