California officials voted Thursday to let Southern California Edison to raise electric rates to cover payments it made to victims of the 2017 Thomas wildfire.
As Southern California Edison fights claims that it caused the deadly Eaton fire, the company is lobbying state regulators to have its customers cover more than $7 billion for damages it paid to the victims of two massive wildfires in 2017 and 2018.
We know the need is going to be long-standing, and it’s going to be immense,” said one Los Angeles-based advisor.
Two wildfires still burning in Los Angeles have torched more urban area than any other fire in the state since at least the mid-1980s, an Associated Press analysis shows.
While investigators are still working to determine the official cause, attorney Jay Edelson alleges this real-time video is the strongest evidence yet, that suggests the Eaton Fire started at an SCE transmission tower.
A study by UCLA, published on Jan. 15, showed that 85% of individuals employed as household workers in Los Angeles are Latino. And, among these individuals, 47% are self-employed, making them ineligible for unemployment benefits or formal protections such as paid leave.
The Palisades fire wreaked significant havoc on the nearby city of Malibu. In an interview, Mayor Doug Stewart said that the state has taken charge of debris removal efforts, praising its effective management of the cleanup after the 2018 Woolsey fire, but the process of building back is a long one.
He’s here at sunrise, for the 10th morning in a row, to get the latest updates on the fire and to assign his crew tasks for the day. When the Woolsey Fire tore through our hometown in 2019, it devastated our community and claimed over 1,
Federal officials apologize for not giving San Gabriel Valley mayors a heads-up that a hazardous collection site from the Eaton fire would be in the area. It came amid a town hall attended by
Customers are picking up the $1.7 billion tab after the utility’s equipment was linked to the wildfire and resulting flooding seven years ago.
With the Southern California wildfires finally winding down, Woman's World sits down with Woolsey survivor Tracey Bregman to talk about what comes next for those who've lost seemingly everything, and how we can support our loved ones.
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby dangers and instructions to help them stay safe.