How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires
During a news conference four day after the fires began, Kathryn Barger, the chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, said she had been forced to pay a…
L.A. Faces Pressure From Wealthy Residents as the Pacific Palisades Rebuilds
The Pacific Palisades — the Los Angeles community where more than 6,800 structures were destroyed and nearly 1,000 were damaged in the California wildfires — is among the wealthiest enclaves…
The Latest Trend Among the L.A. Elite: Launching Your Own Rebuilding Initiative
Los Angeles was still burning two weeks ago when Mayor Karen Bass turned to one of this city’s most prominent developers and asked him to serve as her rebuilding czar…
L.A. Was Warned About Deadly Wildfires. Did It Do Enough to Prepare?
Dave Gomberg had been watching the wind, his concern mounting. A veteran fire weather specialist at the National Weather Service, he understood the high and low pressure systems that ginned…
With Fires Burning Across L.A., the Grammys Made a Choice: On With the Show
So far, the Grammys and MusiCares, which supports music professionals in need, have raised and pledged $3.9 million in emergency relief to people in the music industry who have been…
7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires
Fire and wind are certain to shape the future of Los Angeles as the world warms.Los Angeles had started taking steps to prepare. But there are lessons it can learn…