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California regulators hope new utility company safety rules will prevent wildfires, Star Wars fashion goes high end in LA, vandalism and safety issues on neighborhood Candy Cane Lanes.

Disney buys movie, TV and production assets of 21st Century Fox, So Cal fires inspire LA to build more resilient infrastructure, LA City Council imposes developer fee to help build affordable housing

California's wildfires inspire improved emergency alerts, a homeless advocate responds to the cause of the Skirball fire, Democrats plot to win back Congressional seats in Orange County and Palmdale

What you need to know about rebuilding after a fire, DCFS has a new director and LA businesses that use Bitcoin

The Thomas Fire spreads to Santa Barbara County, LA Angels beat out other Major League Baseball teams to sign Japan's hottest pitcher-hitter, the Golden Globes nominees are out

Updates on the Thomas, Rye and Skirball fires. Plus, ways to keep your home safe against flames, then FEMA efforts in Southern California.

Evacuees share their harrowing tales, which emergency alert systems are most effective, how to protect yourself from smoke.

As of this morning, the fire in Ventura has scorched 31,000 acres and destroyed 150 structures. We speak to KPCC reporters on the ground for the latest.

Entrepreneurial opportunities and legal pot, SoCal residents weigh in on pot's legalization, what the CVS purchase of Aetna means for you

Will a $15 an hour minimum wage make LA more affordable? The museum is a venue more than a hundred years in the making, Terry Crews joins to talk about Idiocracy turning 10.

Spotlight on voters with disabilities outreach, a look at the software that can calculate diversity, the Sea Otter population is back and reaching record numbers.

A look at the economic opportunity in two different parts of CA, remembering oscar-winning filmmaker Curtis Hanson, how big a business are "ugly shoes”?

Anti-Muslim attacks are up 122 percent in CA, how LA County Sheriff's are training to handle situations involving individuals with autism, Bel Air homeowners million gallon club.

A look at how we investigate cases of domestic terrorism. What does it mean to be middle class in Los Angeles. A photographer challenges old images of masculinity.

Author Jeff Chang discusses his new book, "We Gon' Be Alright," Joseph Gordon-Levitt discusses his controversial role as "Snowden", and a vintage train that takes passengers to Santa Barbara's wine country.

The pros and cons of big money donated to public education, an electric car you never have to charge, the biggest 3D map of our galaxy.

Donald Trump to unveil several policy proposals including a plan for six weeks of paid maternity leave, the five-second rule – is it still safe? LA comedian releases video parodying Bon Appetit's controversial Pho video.

The use of political surrogates in the bid for the presidency and the US sugar industry's 50-year-old sugar cover up.

What would the state need to do to achieve the new emissions numbers signed into law? Airbnb tackles discrimination in the shared housing era, what the Adult Use of Marijuana Act could mean for the state.

Cal State Los Angeles opens a new living space for students of color amid controversy, Yosemite National Park expands, Star Trek turns 50.