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The report concludes that the water supply was too slow, not too low, and even a functioning reservoir likely wouldn’t have stopped the Palisades Fire.
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Arroyo Hondo Preserve in Santa Barbara is now home to the next generation of trout from Topanga Creek.
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The $250 million, which would fund about 500 electric trucks at the ports of L.A. and Long Beach, remains frozen as a legal dispute plays out.
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The city needs between 2 million and 5 million cubic yards of sand to restore its thinning shorelines.
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Another round of rain coming to SoCal this weekend.
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SoCal temperatures have dropped slightly to mid 60s at the beaches and mid 70s for inland areas.
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L.A. County Supervisors send message to all property owners to clear fire debris from remaining properties.
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SoCal temperatures will range from the mid-60s at the beaches to low 80s in the valleys.
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As Los Angeles rebuilds from the Eaton and Palisades fires, climate activists want to retire the gas utility pipelines and and hope to persuade people to rebuild homes as all-electric.
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The challenges Woolsey Fire survivors have faced offer a warning for victims of the Palisades and Eaton fires.
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A new bill would provide more transparency into how much wildfires will affect insurance rates.
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This is the story of ShakeAlert and how it works.
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FEMA announced the cancellation of a grant that helps communities prepare for natural disasters. Rancho Palos Verdes planned to use its share of the funds to address the Portuguese Bend landslide.
Philanthropic funds helped purchase a burned lot that used to have 14 rental units. Supporters hope the project can be a model for rebuilding equitably for renters.
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"People have lost everything," says FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell. More than 24,000 have already applied for assistance from FEMA, but Criswell says that number is certain to rise.Listen 4:41
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In a city prone to large natural disasters, L.A. firefighters are widely considered to be among the best in the business at knocking down urban wildfires. But in the extreme conditions lately, experts say little can be done even to slow these modern fires.Listen 3:52
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With fire danger still high, authorities implore you to follow evacuation orders. Lives are at stakeHeroic rescues. Heartbreaking tragedies. And no need for many of them, emergency response leaders say.
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Palisades fire victims can get everything from clothes to toiletries to dog food, donated by their neighbors at a Santa Monica shop known for posh dress rentals.
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Prominent right-wing influencers are claiming that the response to the Los Angeles wildfires was hampered by workplace diversity policies. It's part of a wider strategy to discredit those policies.
