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Madre Fire explodes in size, becoming California's largest wildfire this year
The Madre Fire is the largest wildfire in California in 2025 — surpassing the Los Angeles-area fires that devastated parts of ...
Los Angeles to halt ‘disaster tourism’ buses through Palisades fire zone
The Los Angeles City Council this week voted unanimously to ban tour buses through disaster zones, including the Palisades ...
Congratulations, America, you’re 249 years old! But this last one has been rough
The social safety net is being shredded, we're losing our edge in arts and science and have squandered our standing as a ...
Los Angeles declares fiscal emergency, prepares mass layoffs amid $1 billion deficit
LA’s City Council—including four members of the DSA—voted unanimously to declare a “fiscal emergency” vote by the LA City ...
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California’s biggest fire this year forces evacuations as Trump slashes federal disaster response funding
More than 300 firefighters battled yesterday a massive blaze in California, which is dreading summer wildfires at a time when ...
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‘Joy turned into shame’: California’s Latino Caucus agonized over slashing immigrant health care
One of the most powerful political blocs, the Latino Caucus had to balance reining in Medi-Cal's rising costs with helping ...
Republican donors and Florida’s hurricane know-how helped build ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ so quickly
In a matter of days, an isolated training airport in the Everglades where endangered Florida panthers roam became a sprawling immigration center christened “Alligator Alcatraz,” modeled ...