Early 'ground zero' users fared better in Los Angeles County fires, report says
As the Eaton and Palisades fires quickly jumped between tightly packed homes, the proactive steps some residents took to retrofit…
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Santa Barbara's Housing Need Should Not Override Proper Procedure
December 4, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: The aerial view of the Old Santa Barbara Mission that…
Simi Valley doctor, wife shot to death by son, police say
A Simi Valley couple was shot to death in their home by the husband's son, who then fled to Chino,…
Cards: 'Plants over people'? People and plants should work together
November 21, 2025 6:30 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: I was saddened to learn that attorneys representing Palisades fire…
'Rooted in Fire' Fry Bread Recipe
I'll start by acknowledging once again that fry bread is not a traditional food. The natives have mixed feelings about…
Hundreds of Joshua trees were burned during the shutdown
A day after the government shutdown ended, a ranger walked along a trail in Joshua Tree National Park, bathed in…
The fire advanced towards the west of Altadena hours before official accounts, a new report shows
The Eaton Fire was moving west of Altadena even sooner than previously believed, a state-commissioned report confirmed this week, raising…
Nature Friends rises from the ashes with Oktoberfest after the Eaton fire
The Eaton fire wiped out a century-old Sierra Madre lodge in January, but not the determination of its members who…
Plan to prevent fires with fuel breaks is 'counterproductive'
October 18, 2025 7 a.m. Pacific Time to the editor: Los Angeles County's decision to bulldoze, chainsaw, and burn mature…
This is not the first petroleum refinery fire of the second. Can things change?
October 7, 2025 7 am pt To the editor: I am a third generation South Bay resident. My father was…