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What happens to large animals evacuated in a fire? Here's how they're taken care of

Pierce College students made use of the skills they honed in class to help hundreds of large, stressed-out animals.

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Climate & Environment

Full nest: Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow lay third egg

Big Bear’s internet-famous bald eagle couple are getting another shot at parenthood.

A landscape photo of a large red and yellow block letter sign that reads "CSUDH" below the block letters a white block with black letters reads "California State University, Dominguez Hills." Bushes surround the sign at the base and behind the sign, towards the right of frame there are two palm trees.

Education

Cal State layoffs reach SoCal campuses as budget tightens

CSU Dominguez Hills announced nearly three dozen people will be laid off this semester.

Two men stand on opposite sides of a yard hosing down a structure which has burned down.

Housing & Homelessness

LA County seeks to suspend some state building laws in fire-ravaged areas, but housing advocates object

The Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to ask the state for a reprieve from laws that set density and energy requirements in burn zones.

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Civics & Democracy

This would be ‘devastating’: California sues to stop Trump’s chaos-inducing federal funding freeze

Following a Monday executive order from President Donald Trump that seeks to freeze all federal aid, California officials attempt to make sense of the chaos.

Smoke and flames come out of mountain tops at night.

Climate & Environment

The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland-urban interface. Here’s what that is

Nearly 1-in-3 Californians live in the wildland-urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.

Climate & Environment

This economist survived a wildfire. Now she's taking on California's insurance crisis

An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

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Climate & Environment

Fire debris prompts LA County beach closures until further notice

The closures affect approximately 9 miles of the L.A. County coastline.

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Civics & Democracy

Trump wants to break California’s sanctuary state law: 5 things to know

One of President Donald Trump's first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary states and cities. California is one of them.

The charred remains of what used to be the interior of a home, with a stone fireplace sticking out from the rubble.

Climate & Environment

Where are the lithium batteries, paint and other hazardous materials from the Eaton and Palisades fires going?

The EPA has created two sites in L.A. County to start receiving hazardous household materials for processing.

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Civics & Democracy

California senator reappointed as insurance chair despite questions over corruption probe

California Senate leader Mike McGuire reappointed Sen. Susan Rubio as insurance committee chair despite federal bribery probe questions. Rubio denies wrongdoing.

A brick chimney stands in the ruins of a home. A red grill is also visible.

Housing & Homelessness

Glendale real estate agent charged in CA attorney general’s second rent gouging case

The agent allegedly offered a Glendale home to a family displaced by the Eaton Fire for more than 50% above the listed rent. She denies the allegations.

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