Middle-class Dreams Lie In Ruins in Palisades Mobile Home Park
Up on Amalfi Drive in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, luxury homes owned by celebrities are still standing. But down at the Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates, a mobile home community on Pacific Coast Highway just across from…
The Eaton Fire Is Now One of California’s Deadliest
Late Saturday, the Los Angeles county medical examiner said that 11 people had been killed in the Eaton fire. It makes that blaze, near Pasadena, among the deadliest in California history. Five people are also confirmed dead in the Palisades…
Community L.A. Fire Brigade Steps In to Help Evacuate Residents
new video loaded: Community L.A. Fire Brigade Steps In to Help Evacuate Residents transcript Back transcript Community L.A. Fire Brigade Steps In to Help Evacuate Residents Deep into the evacuation zone, volunteers are stepping in to evacuate L.A. residents from…
Mexico and Canada Are Sending Firefighters to California to Help Put Out Wildfires
When Canada was fighting wildfires in Alberta, Quebec and British Columbia in 2023, blazes that would go on to eventually burn more than 45 million acres, more than 2,000 American firefighters helped extinguish the flames. Now, Canada has returned the…
Biden Awards Medal of Freedom to Pope Francis
President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Pope Francis on Saturday, granting one of the nation’s highest honors to a figure he called “the People’s Pope.” “Pope Francis, your humility and your grace are beyond words,…
After days of tension, L.A. mayor and fire chief tried to show they’re working together.
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles tried to project a unified front with her fire chief amid obvious tension on Saturday, a day after the chief criticized city officials and said they had failed to adequately fund her department. Ms….
Jack Smith, Who Led Prosecutions of Trump, Resigns
Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought two unsuccessful federal prosecutions against President-elect Donald J. Trump, resigned his post this week, according to an announcement buried in the footnote of a legal filing. Mr. Smith, a former war crimes prosecutor…
Pacific Palisades Fire Could Test Getty Center’s Efforts to Protect Its Art Collection
Angelenos woke up Saturday morning to find that the Getty Center, one of Los Angeles’s most renowned art museums, is now squarely in the mandatory evacuation zone as the Palisades fire’s footprint has grown. Perched on a hilltop, the Getty…
The Palisades Fire Could Test the Getty Center’s Efforts to Protect Its Art Collection
Angelenos woke up Saturday morning to find that the Getty Center, one of Los Angeles’s most renowned art museums, is now squarely in the mandatory evacuation zone as the Palisades fire’s footprint has grown. Perched on a hilltop, the Getty…
In Mandeville Canyon, Some Homeowners Were Defying Evacuation Orders
Hours after mandatory evacuation orders were extended to Mandeville Canyon and parts of the Brentwood and Encino communities, the Palisades fire had yet to reach residential areas as of 2 a.m. Saturday or cause significant property damage, according to Ryan…