While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold August 12, 2025 By Todd Woody As wildfires raged across Los Angeles in January, a state official parried an email from a resident living on the...
Newsom Seeks $18B for Utilities’ Wildfire Fund as California Faces Future Blazes July 31, 2025 By Eliyahu Kamisher and Mark Chediak California Gov. Gavin Newsom is circulating a legislative proposal to shore up a state fund for utilities that’s at risk...
Homes With Toxic Smoke Damage Deepen Insurance Nightmare in LA June 25, 2025 By Michelle Ma Months after fire tore through Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades neighborhood, homeowners are struggling to get reimbursed — not for houses...
LA City Council Passes Budget That Trims Fire, Police Spending June 2, 2025 By Maxwell Adler The Los Angeles City Council approved a $13.9 billion budget proposal for the next fiscal year on Friday, trimming Mayor...
First Heat Wave of Season to Bake West, Increasing Wildfire Risk May 27, 2025 Extreme heat levels of are expected in the western United States later this week, raising the risk wildfires and heat-related...
LA County Wildfire Alert Mistakenly Sent to Millions Due to Tech Glitch May 15, 2025 A technological glitch caused an emergency alert to be mistakenly sent to millions of Los Angeles County residents in January...
LA Fire Investigation Will Take a Year or More, Edison CEO Says May 1, 2025 By Mark Chediak, Alix Steel and Romaine Bostick The probe into the deadly Southern California Eaton fire is likely to take a year or more as authorities examine...
Arch Capital’s First-Quarter Profit Halves on LA Wildfire Losses April 30, 2025 By Ateev Bhandari Arch Capital’s first-quarter profit fell 49.2% as catastrophe losses from the California wildfires weighed on its underwriting performance and investment...
LA Municipal Utility Says No Evidence Energized Power Line Caused Fire March 26, 2025 By Laila Kearney A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) above-ground power line near the Pacific Palisades was energized when the...
California at Risk of New Insurance Bailout Amid Fire Danger March 25, 2025 By Michelle Ma As Los Angeles-area residents recover from one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, California’s insurer of last resort...