Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire LA considers a radical idea
The recent spate of Los Angeles County fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to ...
Cal Fire’s updated fire-hazard maps will double the area of locally managed land that must comply with safety codes
Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, which are expected to more than double the land in ...
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Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire Los Angeles considers a radical idea
The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.
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The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...
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Building after the fires
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to consider a building permit "self-certification" program, which would allow ...
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SoCal hit by mudslides, flooding as powerful storm slams region
As a powerful storm slammed into Southern California, mudslides were triggered across the region, especially in the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire burn scars. Other areas across Los Angeles and Orange ...
Bill would strengthen looting laws in California during fires and other emergencies
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin coauthored proposed legislation that aims to strengthen laws on looting, other matters during fires and other emergencies.
More than six years after wildfires destroyed their Malibu homes, many still struggle to rebuild
Some Malibu homeowners remain tangled in bureaucracy six years after the Woolsey Fire. After the recent Palisades Fire, ...
Fires costing $250 billion, plus lost tax revenue, will hit the next LA County budget
The current budget is $84 million. Gary Jones, director of the Department of Beaches and Harbors, was asking for five new ...
With Alberta wildfire season starting soon, conditions appear better than last 2 years: officials
"For the majority of the province, in the boreal forest, conditions are looking really good for normal [or] near-normal precipitation and snow." ...
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Terrifying California Fires Did Burn ‘The Bachelor’ Mansion But Not in 2025
Prior to the destructive LA wildfires, The Bachelor mansion in Agoura Hills sustained some damage in another notable wildfire ...
Current Climate: California Water Waste Was ‘Hydrologic Insanity’
In this week's Current Climate newsletter, massive water waste in California; beekeeping industry panics; GM’s Mark Reuss on EV sales and efficiency ...