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LA Mayor Bass Removes Fire Chief Kristin Crowley After Wildfire Response Criticism

LOS ANGELES — Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief Frida...
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LA Mayor Bass Removes Fire Chief Kristin Crowley After Wildfire Response Criticism

LOS ANGELES — Six weeks after the most destructive wildfire in city history, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass ousted the city’s fire chief Frida...

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Trump’s Forest Service Cuts Raise Wildfire Concerns in Western US

SEATTLE — The termination letters that ended the careers of thousands of U.S. Forest Service employees mean fewer people and less resources ...

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How California’s Wildfire Crisis Is Burning Through Your Wallet

For years, we’ve known that California is a kindling box, waiting for the next spark to ignite another catastrophic fire. Assemblymember ...

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LA Wildfires Intensify Political Jousting Over Home Insurance Premiums

The timing could not have been better — or worse. Dan Walters CalMatters Opinion The horrendously destructive and deadly Los Angeles wild...

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Politicians Rise or Fall on Disaster Response. LA Fires Are Gavin Newsom’s Big Test.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has become a familiar sight around Los Angeles since the firestorm that swept through the region last month, leveling neig...

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A Former Firefighter in the Legislature Has Ideas. Will Democrats Listen?

It’s safe to say there’s no legislator more familiar with battling fires against the Santa Ana winds than state Sen. Kelly Seyar...

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A public works employee builds sand berms to protect homes along the beach from expected storm surge in Capitola, Calif., Feb. 13, 2025. A large swath of California was bracing on Thursday for an intense bout of rain that could lead to flooding and cause debris flows in areas recently burned by wildfires. (Nic Coury/The New York Times)

Southern California Braces for Storm Damage in Wildfire Areas

LOS ANGELES — A large swath of California was bracing Thursday for an intense bout of rain that could lead to flooding and cause debris flow...

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Residences destroyed by the Eaton Fire line a neighborhood in Altadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP File)

California’s FAIR Plan Needs $1B for Wildfire Claims, Costs Passed to Policyholders

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s plan that provides insurance to homeowners who can’t get private coverage needs $1 billion more to pay out...

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Aerial View of Palisades Wildfire Destruction 2025

Will ‘Too Many Cooks’ Complicate LA’s Recovery From Deadly Fires?

A proverb said to have arisen in 16th-century England postulates that “too many cooks spoil the broth.” When too many people are working on ...

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A firefighter battles the Lilac Fire near the Bonsall community of San Diego County, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Facing Backlash Over $500K Salary, LA’s Wildfire Recovery Czar Agrees to Work for Free

LOS ANGELES — Steve Soboroff, a longtime fixture in Los Angeles civic life who is now serving as chief recovery officer for the city’s wildf...

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