Opinion | How I Reached Acceptance 7 Years After Losing My House in a Wildfire
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Opinion | How I Reached Acceptance 7 Years After Losing My House in a Wildfire

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sean Hope Kelly is a cartoonist whose work appeared in “Rescue Party: A Graphic Anthology of Covid Lockdown.” The Times is committed to publishing a diversity of letters to the editor. We’d like to hear what you think about this or any of…

Southern California Edison Found Irregularities on Equipment Where Eaton Fire Broke Out
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Southern California Edison Found Irregularities on Equipment Where Eaton Fire Broke Out

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines On Jan. 19, almost two weeks after the Eaton fire broke out near Altadena, Calif., technicians for Southern California Edison began testing electrical equipment near the origin of the blaze. They soon noticed small white flashes appearing on high-voltage transmission lines when power…

L.A. Faces Pressure From Wealthy Residents as the Pacific Palisades Rebuilds
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L.A. Faces Pressure From Wealthy Residents as the Pacific Palisades Rebuilds

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Pacific Palisades — the Los Angeles community where more than 6,800 structures were destroyed and nearly 1,000 were damaged in the California wildfires — is among the wealthiest enclaves in the United States. The average household income is $375,000, three times the…

7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires
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7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fire and wind are certain to shape the future of Los Angeles as the world warms. Los Angeles had started taking steps to prepare. But there are lessons it can learn from other cities adapting to extreme fire weather: managing yards; taking care…

Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use
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Trump Officials Release Water in California That Experts Say Will Serve Little Use

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Trump administration officials began releasing significant amounts of water from two dams in California’s Central Valley on Friday in a move that seemed intended to make a political point as President Trump continued to falsely blame the Los Angeles wildfires on water policies…

Palisades and Eaton Fires Are Fully Contained
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Palisades and Eaton Fires Are Fully Contained

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than three weeks after the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in Southern California, state officials on Friday evening said that firefighters had fully contained both fires, meaning that the perimeters of the fires were completely under control. Evacuation orders had…

FireAid Concert Draws Huge Stars to Raise Money for Los Angeles
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FireAid Concert Draws Huge Stars to Raise Money for Los Angeles

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The lights dimmed at the Kia Forum, Green Day began to sing, and as a large screen showing photographs of burned homes flashed in the background, Billie Eilish stepped onstage to sing with them. “Los Angeles, we are still alive!” said Billie Joe…

Southern California Rainstorms Raise Risks of Mudslides
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Southern California Rainstorms Raise Risks of Mudslides

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A slow-moving rainstorm system settled over Southern California on Sunday, bringing a reprieve from a lengthy dry spell but also the risk of mudslides in areas scarred by this month’s wildfires. The showers were expected to continue into Monday afternoon, with light rain…

Start of Eaton Fire Focus Attention on Southern California Edison
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Start of Eaton Fire Focus Attention on Southern California Edison

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Early on the evening of Jan. 7, a resident of a neighborhood of homes backed up against the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California saw what he described as a bright white light, and then a small fire at the base of an…