In California, This Is What It Takes to Make a Home Wildfire-Ready
Homeowners looking to adapt to increasingly ferocious wildfires face a paradox. While they can undertake any number of…
Why Making Your California Home Wildfire-Resistant Requires Herd Immunity
Strolling through the hillside urban forest that’s my California neighborhood, my dog thrusts his nose in the air,…
California Home-Fire Protection Rules Delayed Again Amid Homeowner Pushback
A California state agency won’t meet Governor Gavin Newsom’s year-end deadline to finish long-delayed regulations to protect homes…
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie: ‘We Are a City on the Rise’
I first met Daniel Lurie, San Francisco’s newly minted mayor, about five minutes before we walked onstage at…
San Francisco Real Estate Prices Soar After Share Sales by OpenAI, Anthropic
The home on Glenbrook Avenue stands on a hilltop high above almost every other San Francisco residence, its…
Billionaires Bankroll San Francisco Comeback One Party at a Time
Crime surveillance, food assistance, an 83-foot Christmas tree – they’re all being paid for by an increasingly influential…
San Francisco Hotels That Echoed City’s Decline Sell for 75% Off
A pair of San Francisco hotels whose travails exemplified a fallen commercial real estate market are changing hands,…
Los Angeles Housing Shows the Limits of Affordability Messaging
Democrats believe that by talking incessantly about affordability, they can deliver a knockout blow to Republicans in next…
Los Angeles Showers Wane After Record Southern California Rain
Showers will be winding down across Los Angeles and Southern California after record rains brought raised the risks…
Los Angeles Rains Risk Mudslides, Flooding in Burned Areas
An unusually strong storm drenching Los Angeles and the greater Southern California area brought continued moderate to high…
Los Angeles, Malibu Mudslide Threat Rises Ahead of Heavy Rains
Fire-stricken neighborhoods in the Los Angeles area are preparing for the threat of mudslides from potentially record-breaking rains…
Los Angeles Preps for Building Boom After YIMBY Housing Reforms
When California Governor Gavin Newsom signed State Bill 79 into law on Oct. 10, supporters of the pro-housing…