Mathews: Los Angeles fires highlight the city’s failure to govern
After 50 years of shirking basic responsibilities, how can L.A.’s government start doing fundamental tasks again?
Los Angeles fires spark 'smart city' conspiracy theories
As a string of wildfires hit Los Angeles County, social media users spread claims that authorities purposefully set the ...
Opinion: How governable is Los Angeles?
The city of L.A. should take some lessons from the southeastern suburbs in the county. Paramount, South Gate and others ...
Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild
Seven years before wildfires tore through opposite ends of the Los Angeles area, the Tubbs Fire in Northern California's ...
Expect Los Angeles’ multibillion-dollar fire recovery to bring fraud, abuse and more misfortune
Law enforcement and prosecutors are geared up for scammers who are expected to exploit relief for victims of the Palisades ...
Seattle Times8d
The Los Angeles fires expose a web of governments, weak by design
“What you have in a city like New York is a fundamentally mayor-oriented system where, even in quiet times, everything flows ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs $2.5 billion wildfire recovery package for Los Angeles County
Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign legislation Thursday providing $2.5 billion in funding to relief efforts in Los Angeles County, ...
The Associated Press on MSN11d
As Wildfires Linger, Focus Turns to Rebuilding in Los Angeles
The scale of the effort will be vast — the area scorched by the major fires is equal to three times the size of Manhattan.
How Domestic Workers Have Been Impacted by the Los Angeles Fires
A study by UCLA, published on Jan. 15, showed that 85% of individuals employed as household workers in Los Angeles are Latino ...
How the Los Angeles fires will (and won’t) impact the 2028 Olympics
Despite the recent fires, Los Angeles will host the 2028 Olympics as planned as existing infrastructure remains intact, but debates over funding and potential recovery efforts continue.