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A new policy research center was announced this week by University of California, Berkeley’s Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. The Climate and Society Center will focus on policies aimed at reducing greenhouse emissions through an equity lens. Professors …

Beyond those under mandatory evacuation, many leave the L.A. area because of the county's poor air quality.

With the governor proposing to cut nearly 8% in funding and defer more dollars, university leaders warned Friday that the reductions would have consequences in classrooms.

Altadena residents get false notice to visit homes in the evacuation zone. The error comes as residents throughout the county get false evacuation alerts.

Parking lot of Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates near Temescal Canyon Road. Photo by Shannon Aguiar
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Burning Down the House The global climate refugee crisis hits Los Angeles

One person died from a suspected overdose and two others were hospitalized, disrupting a murder trial and other court proceedings scheduled to proceed Friday despite fires burning in Los Angeles.

Friday was a grim day in Pacific Palisades as residents lined up to see what's left of their homes after the wildfire that tore through the community.

Anthony Mitchell Sr., an amputee who used a wheelchair, and his son Justin, who had cerebral palsy, died due to slow evacuation efforts during the Altadena fire, relatives said Friday.

On Friday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory for the fourth consecutive day, largely due to the elevated levels of unhealthful pollution billowing from the Eaton fire in Altadena.

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After days of sniping back and forth with President-elect Donald Trump over California’s handling of the fires ravaging Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom today invited the incoming Republican president to visit the state and survey the damage.

STOCKTON SAW A sharp increase in its number of homicides last year, finishing 2024 with a New Year’s Eve fatal shooting that contributed to the third-highest tally in the past decade.The city ended the year with 54 people dying at …

A spokesperson said the Department of Homeland Security was not conducting any large-scale operations in Southern California amid fires.

As firefighters continue to battle multiple major wildfires, The Times has compiled a list of resources to help.

School districts would get a small cost-of-living increase and $500 million to train math and literacy coaches; UC and CSU would face as much as an 8% cut.

After a brief respite Saturday, gusty winds from the north and northeast are expected to return to the Los Angeles area as early as Sunday.

In Pacific Palisades, the flames turned a vibrant suburban paradise into a monochromatic hell. The civic reckoning has already begun.

After Donald Trump blamed him for the L.A. County wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom invited the incoming president to come meet with victims and survey the damage.

The recovery of a beloved memento — a heart-shaped rock — from the ashes of their home brings a measure of hope to an El Medio Bluffs family.

Employee raises and other expenses are expanding the Los Angeles Fire Department's budget. At the same time, the agency has had to scale back operations in recent months.