California
Times reporter James Rainey ventured back to see if his childhood home in Malibu was still standing, while he reflected on ‘Old World Malibu.’
Many Altadena and Palisades fire victims struggle to itemize the possessions they lost. Insurance Commissioner Lara says insurers should pay the max.
Politics
President Trump has advocated ‘raking’ forests, but his contract freeze has slowed that work on federal land, firefighters and lawmakers say. A hiring freeze also concerns firefighters.
Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel and foundation chief Miguel Santana launch the Department of Angels to give the community a voice in wildfire recovery efforts.
Betty O’Meara helped make the Malibu Cinema a gem for Hollywood stars and regular folks. When the Palisades fire came, she refused to evacuate, dying in the home where she had lived for more than 50 years
Kathy ‘Gidget’ Kohner Zuckerman lost her Pacific Palisades home after 60 years in the community. But for the surfing pioneer, the aloha spirit prevails.
Steve and Colton Foster may have saved 10 homes by ignoring fire evacuation orders in Pacific Palisades. Now they’re nurturing fire refugees and residents who stayed in the neighborhood near the Getty Villa.
Trump claims J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register tried to “create a false narrative of inevitability” for Kamala Harris. Experts said he aims to chill impartial election assessments.