Emily Guerin
Former Correspondent, LAist Studios
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City Atty. Mike Feuer alleges the companies are illegally treating their drivers as independent contractors, not employees, to boost their bottom line. -
It's been a hazy shade of winter in Southern California. Thursday is the 11th straight day that you can't burn wood in your fireplace. -
Thousands of older adults are dying prematurely every year from breathing air that meets federal safety standards, but is somewhat polluted. -
Scientists say it depends on two things: how much it rains, and how soon the area burns again in another wildfire. -
Rich Thompson works 12-hour days to answer the question everyone wants to know: when, exactly, will the Santa Ana winds start blowing? -
Ventura County officials say their tough approach to fire prevention has saved countless homes in previous wildfires. The Thomas Fire changed all that. -
But the death rate is slowing down thanks to the wet winter. -
KPCC journalists are covering the fires burning across Southern California and are working hard to answer community members' questions. -
Ventura residents never thought wildfire would upend the sense of security and stability they had placed in their neighborhoods until flames were at the door. -
If the protocol had been in place this summer, the river would've been closed four times due to high levels of the fecal bacteria.
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