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In wake of L.A. fires, former California insurance commissioner recommends policy steps to avoid ‘uninsurable future’
While California has a uniquely unstable insurance market, many of the issues there are increasingly being seen across the ...
Opinion: California's economy will survive the LA wildfires
Fires in Los Angeles will do little to dampen the demand to live in the region, says Christopher Thornberg of Beacon ...
Old picture of burnt cat falsely linked to Los Angeles fires
Deadly wildfires around Los Angeles in January reduced thousands of acres to ash but a picture of a burnt cat that spread ...
What Southern California wildfire victims can expect from their insurance adjuster
A public insurance adjuster may help negotiate a better insurance payout for residents who lost their homes in the SoCal ...
The LA County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
Californians live in the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, they often leave destruction.
What to learn from rebuilding of Paradise after 2018 wildfire? Plenty, says top insurance executive
Victor Joseph, president of Mercury Insurance, says there are lessons to be learned for L.A. from the rebuilding of Paradise following its destruction in the 2018 Camp fire.
The Cause of the LA Fires Might Never Be Known—but AI Is Hunting for Clues
The source of more than half of all wildfires in the Western US remains unknown, so the US Forest Service has teamed up with ...
Trump tours wildfire damage in LA, meets with residents, leaders: ‘We’re going to get it fixed’
This isn’t the first time Trump has come to survey a fire-ravaged California. He was critical of the state then, as he is now ...
'Not alone': Paradise mayor offers message of hope to LA wildfire survivors
Paradise Mayor Steve Crowder offers hope and advice to Southern California wildfire survivors, emphasizing recovery and community solidarity.
Fires, floods and fury
AS Los Angeles faced its worst wildfire in history, scientists announced a chilling milestone: 2024 was officially the hottest year on record.
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...