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Crises such as the LA wildfires can make or break political careers as news media and voters judge how leaders respond: Dan ...

Hundreds of Altadena residents, encouraged by L.A. County Supervisor Barger, vow to return, but we need to balance risks and ...

A request by L.A. County to temporarily waive state housing laws drew the ire from advocates who accused the county of ...

The forms give permission to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to enter properties for debris cleanup at no cost to residents.

As the Palisades fire began, Los Angeles ... a county emergency alert system texted false evacuation warnings to millions of shaken residents. Board of Supervisors chair Kathryn Barger, whose ...

Opponents: Housing advocates say the move could lead to fewer housing units — especially if density requirements are waived — ...

Days after 17 people were killed in the Eaton Fire, Los Angeles County officials and ... for the evacuation of other parts of the county on Thursday, Jan. 9. On Tuesday, Jan. 21, county supervisors ...

Proponents: The motion put forward by Supervisors Kathryn Barger ... Action California, said some of the standards rollbacks “might be a little hasty.” “I think that Los Angeles needs ...

The motion — put forward by Supervisors Kathryn Barger ... Climate Action California, said some of the standards rollbacks “might be a little hasty.” “I think that Los Angeles needs ...

President Trump landed in Los Angeles Friday afternoon to tour damage from the devastating Palisades Fire, one of two deadly ...