Opinion | Disaster-Ravaged Families Are Begging: Put Schools First
I could feel the anger in Erin Kyle’s voice when I spoke to her last week. She was in the harried process of moving from a hotel to an apartment…
A ‘Shark Tank’ Star on Losing Her Home in the L.A. Fires
Barbara Corcoran treasured her double-wide mobile home with a deck that overlooked the ocean in the Pacific Palisades. The so-called “Queen of Real Estate” bought it in 2017 for $800,000.…
In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials
President Trump repeated falsehoods about California’s firefighting efforts on Friday and blamed Democratic officials for a wide variety of issues affecting the response to wildfires as he toured areas of…
Hughes Fire Burns 10,000 Acres as Dangerous Conditions Persist in Southern California
Firefighters north of Los Angeles were racing on Thursday morning to contain a brush fire that had exploded the day before, quickly burning more than 10,000 acres and forcing the…
The Design Legacy of Los Angeles That Fell to the Fires
More than a week after Los Angeles’s devastating fires began, the losses to the region’s rich architectural legacy are becoming clearer. The fires have already destroyed more of the county’s…
Scarred, but Still Standing – The New York Times
One of my favorite things about making reporting trips to Los Angeles is that I always get to visit my uncle and his family at their condo in Pacific Palisades.…
Living Through the Fires, and Covering Them
The Push and Pull of Los Angeles: Beauty and Danger By Somini Sengupta Somini Sengupta is a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles. Often when you’re visiting Los…
How Will L.A. Rebuild? Tubbs Fire Recovery in Wine Country Offers Clues.
Donna and Bob Williamson call the strange souvenirs pulled from the ashes of their home their Museum of Misery. There is the green wine bottle that melted, its glass neck…
Did You Lose Your Home in the California Fires? Share Your Memories With Us.
As of Wednesday morning, the wildfires in Southern California had destroyed thousands of homes and displaced more than 100,000 people, according to Los Angeles County officials, leaving many heartbroken residents…
Art Collector Says He Lost Warhols and Harings to L.A. Fire
As the flames grew closer and closer to his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles and his teenage daughter pleaded with him over the phone to evacuate,…