The wildfire profiteers: Insurance, corruption, and the Democratic Party’s complicity
The catastrophe wrought by the recent Los Angeles wildfires laid bare an undeniable reality: the Democratic Party, far from ...
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US, Los Angeles: Pacific Palisades Palisades Wildfire Damage Aerials
Los Angeles, United States - February 08, 2025 02/08/2025 02:00 pm (GMT-0800) Pacific Palisades – A view from the sky shows ...
California's biggest aerial tram plan has lingered for 65 years
The year was 1966. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which carries passengers from Palm Springs up to the San Jacinto Mountains nearly 6,000 feet above, had opened a few years prior to great fanfare.
Fires and floods are eviscerating US communities, intensifying the housing crisis
After nearly a month, the Eaton and Palisades wildfires that ravaged California have been contained. But for Southern California and state agencies, another challenge lies ahead: helping people find ...
Why Some People in California Got Extra SNAP Benefit
The state offered SNAP replacement benefits as a way to ensure those affected by last month's wildfires would still have ...
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A Los Angeles-area developer gives advice on rebuilding after the fires
Developer Waleed Delawari shares some of the lessons he's learned on what rebuilding a home might look like after the LA fires.
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California coastal crisis: A neighborhood is drifting into the ocean
Rancho Palos Verdes is moving toward the ocean about 80 times faster than it was in 2022, “more than enough to put human life and infrastructure at risk.” ...
A month after L.A. firestorms, essential questions still haunt Southern California
A month after the L.A. firestorms brought unprecedented levels of destruction, the region is still grappling with basic ...
California community is sliding toward the Pacific Ocean
In the West, Oregon, Washington, California and Idaho have the greatest vulnerabilities from landslides, which cause billions ...
LA coastal area prone to landslides quickly inches into ocean every week, NASA finds
The Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County continues to inch toward the ocean posing danger to life and infrastructure, ...
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LA Fires Didn’t Discriminate in Their Destruction — But Recovery Efforts Could
Amid rent gouging, land speculators and insurance woes, the cost of rebuilding may exceed working people’s means.
California’s Coast Is Slipping Away – NASA’s Radar Data Sounds the Alarm
NASA scientists have been tracking an alarming acceleration in landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California, where ...