‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
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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Council Authorizes EIR
Speaker Alan Durham noted that he was speaking on behalf of the North Glendale Homeowners Association to urge the council to require an EIR. Another speaker announced signatures from more than 3,000 ...
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What Will Los Angeles Become After the Fires?
The devastation of the Altadena and Palisades neighbourhoods this January revealed stark inequalities in the city ...
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Beyond the COVID dashboard: How local governments are continuing to invest in public data initiatives
Government Salaries researched how open data initiatives increase transparency in local governments and change how they ...
City of Rochester to continue special event zoning in East End, local business owners express concerns
As of late September, the East End Bar District near East Ave. and Alexander St. has been considered a "special events zone." ...
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SGV land use plan
In December, Los Angeles County officials considered a new land use plan, one that would control building decisions for ...
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More houses are being built in wildfire-prone areas. Los Angeles has a plan to stop
Before the wildfire that destroyed thousands of homes, Altadena was already debating a tense question: should new housing be ...
‘We have to figure this out’: Rising flood risks delivers double blow to communities with housing shortages
A POLITICO analysis found roughly a quarter of all large metro areas face both housing shortages and high flood risk.
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What’s happening in LA? Breaking down the science behind the Palisades and Eaton fires
By Jess Carey Southern California is facing one of the most detrimental natural disasters in recent history. Over 12,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed or damaged and at least 25 people ...
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What Los Angeles can do to make its homes safer from wildfires as it rebuilds
They suggest relocating people out of areas most likely to burn, using more fire-resistant materials, establishing bigger buffer zones around homes and neighborhoods free of flammable vegetation ...
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Hughes Fire breaks out near Castaic Lake in Los Angeles County: See wildfire map
Meanwhile nearby neighborhoods were under evacuation warnings. Smoke and flames rise as firefighters and aircraft battle the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake, north of Santa Clarita in Los Angeles ...