Has ash from the L.A. area fires ruined the soil and garden veggies?

• Unlike ash from vegetation fires, ash from burning buildings usually contains many toxins from melted…

This California city lost thousands of homes to fire. Santa Rosa’s rebuilding has lessons for L.A.

SANTA ROSA, Calif.  —  The sky above their newly built homes was clear, and the ground…

Companies with ties to SoCal donate millions in wildfire relief

In the days since twin fires devastated the region, several companies with ties to Southern California…

Elderly and cash-strapped, a couple considers selling their home

Dear Liz: I’m 80 years old and my wife is 76. Our only retirement income is…

Ex-Oakland mayor, boyfriend, waste company execs indicted in corruption probe

Federal officials announced Friday that they have indicted former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao on bribery charges,…

Altadena artists, devastated by Eaton fire, vow to rebuild

A week after the devastating Eaton fire tore through Altadena, killing 17, with 24 people missing…

Private firefighters in place to protect Rick Caruso’s Palisades home and neighborhood

A firetruck, non-potable-water trucks and about a dozen private firefighters were stationed outside Rick Caruso’s home…

They lost their home insurance policies. Then came the L.A. fires

Last year, Francis Bischetti said he learned that the annual cost of the homeowners policy he…

Receipts of home renovations are lost. Is the tax break gone too?

Dear Liz: I have sold my family home recently after almost 50 years. I had done…

As L.A. fires raged, water drop videos became sweet revenge

Look, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Super Scooper water…