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Wildfire Updates
As wildfires continue to impact our communities, LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW, and CalMatters have come together to deliver free, reliable local news and updates. Daily to start. Less frequent as conditions improve.
Wildfire Updates is a new newsletter from LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW and CalMatters that helps Southern Californians make sense of our catastrophic wildfires.
LAist’s Wildfire Coverage
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Emergency alerts can save your life, but January's fires in L.A. highlighted the limits of cellphone warnings. -
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Los Angeles announced the lawsuits Thursday morning. -
The city’s municipal code allows for the Department of Transportation to restrict tour buses from streets it deems unsafe. -
Hexavalent chromium is the same carcinogen Erin Brockovich warned about in the 1990s, but researchers say more study is needed on the potential health effects of nanoparticles detected earlier this year. Experts will answer questions at a webinar this evening. -
The Self-Realization Fellowship’s Lake Shrine, a historic interfaith outpost for spiritual seekers, has reopened after seven months. -
Homeowners want the state to act immediately and intervene more to help them recoup what they're owed from insurance companies.
