Wildfires, dry hydrants and an empty reservoir
The Santa Ynez Reservoir was out of use and closed for repairs to its cover, leaving a 117-million-gallon water storage ...
Why Los Angeles was unprepared for fire
In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped ...
California Gov. Newsom orders independent investigation after hydrants run dry: ‘We need answers’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom demanded an independent investigation into the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) ...
Los Angeles wildfires disaster: Newsom calls for probe, invites Trump to witness fire devastation
Governor Gavin Newsom has called for a state investigation into Los Angeles water agencies after fire hydrants ran dry during ...
Elon Musk bashes DEI and spreads conspiracy theories as Los Angeles burns
Even in the best of circumstances, a crisis like this would be a vector for bad information. The close Trump ally is only ...
LA water chief knew about empty reservoir, broken hydrants months before fires: Report
Los Angeles' water chief reportedly knew about an empty reservoir and broken fire hydrants months before the deadly wildfires ...