During a news conference four day after the fires began, Kathryn Barger, the chair of the…
Southern California Wildfires (Jan 2025)
Southern California Edison Found Irregularities on Equipment Where Eaton Fire Broke Out
On Jan. 19, almost two weeks after the Eaton fire broke out near Altadena, Calif., technicians…
What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past
In the era when American cities regularly caught fire, the widespread destruction seeded what looks, in…
As the Los Angeles Wildfires Continue, Restaurants Rise Up
A few weeks ago, I had dinner at LaSorted’s in Chinatown, eating pizza and drinking wine…
The Cost of Surviving a Wildfire
Some losses are incalculable. For Ms. Lavasani, it’s the photo albums of her two daughters, Xena…
The Design Legacy of Los Angeles That Fell to the Fires
More than a week after Los Angeles’s devastating fires began, the losses to the region’s rich…
Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
After decades of mounting damage from climate-fueled natural disasters, researchers have compiled many misery-filled data sets…
The California FAIR Plan Faces Crucial Insurance Test
It’s too soon to know how the Los Angeles fires will change life in California, but…
L.A. Wildfires Ramp Up Difficulty of Hosting 2028 Olympics
For seven years, the promise of the 2028 Summer Olympics has shimmered on the horizon as…
How the NFL Moved the Vikings-Rams Playoff Game Away From the L.A. Fires
Matthew Giachelli got the call he anticipated on Thursday morning: The N.F.L. was moving the Rams’…