Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California wildfire aid with conditions
Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster ...
Southern California's winds weakening; at least 25 dead, 26 missing amid wildfires
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 25 people. The Palisades and Eaton fires continue to burn in Southern ...
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How Climate Change Is Complicating California Democrats’ Affordability Agenda
Rising housing, energy and insurance costs could force Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature to spend more money helping ...
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The California Wildfires Could Be Leaving Deeper Inequality in Their Wake
The California fires burned through a remarkable haven for generations of Black families avoiding discriminatory housing ...
Late evacuation orders in Altadena raise haunting question: Could more lives have been spared?
After a report from The Times, officials have called for an external review into delayed evacuation alerts in western ...
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Ben Crump and NAACP sue Southern California Electric for Altadena residents who lost property in Eaton fire
As ashes are still settling over parts of Altadena, California, victims of the Eaton ... justice,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson in a statement announcing the lawsuit.
VP Harris mourns historically Black Altadena amid California fires, condemns insurance disparities and misinformation
The vice president surprised attendees at the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast, which was hosted by the Rev. Al ...
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A legacy destroyed: Altadena's Black residents fear neighborhood's soul may never return
As embers wafted overhead against a reddening sky, Adonis and Denise Jones grabbed a few belongings and left their house last week in Altadena, California, figuring firefighters battling the Eaton ...
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Altadena has avoided California’s fire insurance hell. That won’t last.
Altadena has not yet experienced issues like these, but that might not last. California prohibits insurance companies from dropping customers in fire-struck areas for at least a year, but ...