Real estate losses from California fires may top $30 billion
The fires destroyed structures on 56% of all the properties making up the Pacific Palisades. Nearly half of properties in ...
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Gavin Newsom calls on SoCal utilities to bury their power lines
The costly wildfire mitigation measure is getting more attention after the devastating fires in Los Angeles last month.
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More than six years after wildfires destroyed their Malibu homes, many still struggle to rebuild
The California Coastal Commission oversees development ... and built a house in the hills overlooking Broad Beach. The Woolsey fire destroyed it. They pursued a disaster relief waiver and have ...
Elias: What will it take to end California’s big electric monopolies?
So far, official blame has not yet been cast on Southern California Edison Co. for either blaze, with the events of Jan. 7 ...
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California lawmakers want to employ 3,000 firefighters year-round to tackle wildfires
California Democrats in the state Legislature are pushing a suite of bills in response to the Los Angeles firestorm last ...
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Legislators ask for year-round staffing for Cal Fire firefighters
like in 2018 when the Woolsey Fire torched nearly 100,000 acres. "It's all year round now." As of now, Cal Fire firefighters are on seasonal employment, working for nine months out of the year ...
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Repealing Climate Policies While California Burns
In 2018, I wrote about my first experience with deadly wildfires in California. The historic Woolsey fire forced my family, including my then-nine-months-pregnant ...