They fought California fires while in prison, but hit roadblocks pursuing careers on the outside – Daily News
Rico Marquez, 24, remembers the first time he felt like a hero. It was during his time at…
Nithya Raman Targets Karen Bass With Election Diss Track
The commissioned song from L.A. rapper My Favorite Color criticizes Bass over her response to the city’s homelessness…
California homes blocks apart can face $180 or $410 electric bills for the same power use
Two comparable homes just blocks apart in Santa Clara and San Jose could come with strikingly different electricity…
Patented Fresno State system aims to stop utility-caused wildfires
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A Fresno State engineering professor has developed and patented a new technology he believes…
Smoke from LA fires exposed millions of people to high levels of toxic heavy metals, study says | National
LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the height of the Los Angeles fires in 2025, millions of residents were…
Santana: OC State Legislator’s Golf Fundraiser Triggers Questions About Utility Influence Peddling
Irvine Democratic State Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris – who is up for re-election next week – is drawing attention…
LA fire survivors need federal aid. The elections could be key
By Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters Construction workers build a house in a residential area of Altadena on Aug. 3,…
I worked the Alta Bates burn center during the Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm
Thomas Appleton. Courtesy of the author Editors’ note: We first published this piece on the 30th anniversary of…
The Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm incinerated my house 35 years ago
Frances Dinkelspiel and Gary Wayne standing in front of their home, October 1991. Credit: Frances Dinkelspel Editors’ note:…
Oakland Hills fire: 1991 blaze showed devastating potential of urban wildfires
Former East Bay fire ranger Scott Hill wasn’t scheduled to work on Oct. 20, 1991, but when he…
How beavers help fight drought on this Wyoming ranch
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. — On Jackson Ramsay’s family ranch late in the summer, few signs showed it had…
Malibu fire erupts amid dangerous Santa Ana winds, red flag warning
LOS ANGELES – Multiple brush fires erupted across Los Angeles County on Thursday as powerful Santa Ana winds…