Altadena Girls helps teenagers who lost their homes in the fires
Teenagers lined up with their parents at a Boyle Heights department store this week looking for a little bit of…
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Altadena has been a refuge for black families. rebuild it
January 13, 2025 12:39 pm (Pacific Time) To the editor: I am watching from Sacramento with utter shock and sadness…
Mayor Bass Issues Order to Accelerate Fire Reconstruction Efforts
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday issued an executive order seeking to speed up rebuilding efforts after fires devastated…
Los Angeles recording icon Bob Clearmountain lost his home in the Palisades fire: 'This could be the end of our world.'
On Tuesday afternoon, Bob Clearmountain was driving back from Apogee Studios in Santa Monica to his home in Pacific Palisades.…
How to avoid toxic positivity in times of tragedy
Thousands of structures have been damaged in the fires that have besieged Los Angeles. Which means you probably know someone…
The Los Angeles fires will eventually be extinguished. The loss will remain
My niece and I walked to the end of Venice Pier on Tuesday to watch the bright orange flames climbing…
Karen Bass' Poor Fire Communication Should Infuriate Los Angeles
I should have known better before turning on the television. For the second time in 15 years, my family and…
This Pasadena temple burned in the Eaton Fire. The leaders won't let him die
Leaders of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which has served the Pasadena area for more than 100 years, have…
Fires happen. Why do we continue building houses with wood?
January 8, 2025 1:18 pm (Pacific Time) To the editor: Right now in Los Angeles we are seeing what happens…
Will Rogers' ranch house and Hearst-owned motel burned by Palisades Fire
Among the carnage caused by the devastating Palisades fire were two pieces of California history dating from a bygone era.…