Should builders permit their own projects? Post-fire LA considers a radical idea
The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.
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As Debris Cleanup Progresses, LA City Opens Centralized Rebuilding Center
A powerful storm prompted evacuations and flooded burn areas in Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Pasadena while efforts to remove debris and hazardous materials continued Friday. The city of Los ...
Nonprofits allege Los Angeles plan to boost housing development is too weak, illegal
Housing nonprofits Yes in My Back Yard and Californians for Homeownership sued the city of Los Angeles on Thursday, alleging ...
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Over $600M in tax dollars will start rolling in soon under Measure A. Here’s how you can weigh in
The proposed spending plan is up for discussion today and a decision is expected as early as next month. And LAist wants to ...
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LA County Launches Climate and Fire Recovery Commission
In response to the devastating January fires, Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath Thursday unveiled a committee aimed at better preparing the region for climate change and guiding recovery ...
Opinion
To Rebuild Los Angeles, Fix Zoning
There are few places in the U.S. with a tougher housing market than Los Angeles, meaning there are few places where the destruction of several thousand homes would be harder to bear. By one estimate, ...
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Express: Fire Department mulls additions to south city force | Willow Park project to head to CEQA review
Yet the south end of the city is currently also remarkable for an amenity that it lacks: a fire engine. On Jan. 24, the city of Menlo Park released a request for proposals from environmental ...
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Trump enters LA’s decades-old development fray during fire tour
Bass also pointed to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Recovery Center in West Los Angeles and another in Pasadena, with representatives from the city’s Department of Building ...
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Hughes Fire forces partial evacuation of 5,000+ person Los Angeles jail
The L.A. County Public Defender's Union, Los Angeles People's City Council and Justice LA posted to social media advocating for the evacuation of Pitchess inmates. "We demand that the Los Angeles ...
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Largest wildfire since deadly Los Angeles firestorm breaks out north of city
LOS ANGELES – Firefighters raced to contain wildfires that started in Southern California Wednesday, as gusty Santa Ana winds continued to plague the southern portion of the state. The most ...
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Opinion: How governable is Los Angeles?
Los Angeles is being investigated, pilloried and derided over the horrific loss of life and property in the 2025 fires. Certainly, Mayor Karen Bass, the City Council and the county Board of ...
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New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations
The Hughes fire, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Los Angeles, sent huge flames and plumes of smoke over a hilly area and further taxed firefighters who have managed to bring two major fires in the ...