Michelle Satter, her home burned in Palisades fire, accepts Sundance award
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The start of the Palisades and Eaton fires: The 24 hours that changed Los Angeles County
As the sun rose on Jan. 8, the sky orange from ash and smoke, Angelenos anxiously waited for news about the extent of the damage…
Officials were warned of failing water system before Palisades fire
Los Angeles County officials missed dozens of opportunities for water infrastructure improvements that experts say probably would have enabled firefighters to save more homes during…
Prep talk: Sunday events to support families affected by fires
With the California Interscholastic Federation suspending its rule banning high school sports competitions on Sundays because of the wildfires in Los Angeles that forced games…
Prep basketball: Westchester beats Palisades in Western League
After not playing for more than a week, Westchester’s boys’ basketball team was expected to have bouts of inconsistency in its important Western League game…
He spent 25 years on his vinyl collection. Fire reduced it to ashes
Scott Dudelson, 45, peers out over the shelves of Santa Monica vinyl shop Record Surplus. First opening its doors in 1985, its been his home…
This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came
After flames leveled nearly 500 homes in Bel-Air and Brentwood in 1961, Los Angeles had a reckoning over firefighting.By 1964, city leaders had added 13…
These 28 hiking trails burned in the Palisades fire
Since the Palisades Fire broke out on Jan. 7, it has burned almost 24,000 acres through Pacific Palisades and several neighborhoods along Pacific Coast Highway.…
The brands selling Altadena and Palisades gear for fire relief efforts
As historic fires continue to burn across Southern California, a number of Los Angeles brands have started selling limited edition merchandise to raise crucial funds…
High school basketball: Saturday’s scores for boys’ and girls’ games
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALLSATURDAY’S RESULTSBOYSAdelanto 53, Liberty 41AGLA 51, Covina 36Artesia 57, Whittier Christian 45Bellflower 55, South Pasadena 53Bernstein 84, LA Wilson 22Bishop Alemany 89, Valor…
Brentwood girls basketball finally returns to action after Palisades fire
After not playing for 13 days because the Palisades fire closed its campus and disrupted dozens of school families, Brentwood’s girls’ basketball team returned to…
Redondo Union boys’ basketball nears Open Division playoffs
There’s nothing Reggie Morris can’t do with basketball talent. He won a City Section Open Division title at Fairfax, coached Russell Westbrook at Leuzinger and…
L.A. officials stop use of disappearing Google Chats, citing Palisades fire
For years, Los Angeles city employees could communicate through Google Chat messages that were automatically deleted after 24 hours. Even after the practice, which was…
Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell, Red Hot Chili Peppers to headline FireAid benefit concert
FireAid, a Jan. 30 benefit concert for fire relief efforts in Los Angeles, announced its lineup Thursday.Billie Eilish and Finneas, Lady Gaga, Joni Mitchell and…
California’s long cycle of fiery destruction and reconstruction
For the first time in memory, everyone around here either knows someone or is someone who has lost a home or been dislocated by the…
How Mayor Bass hopes to speed up rebuilding in Pacific Palisades
Late Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass issued an executive order that aims to speed up the rebuilding of homes and businesses after wildfires tore…
Mayor Karen Bass was at embassy cocktail party in Ghana as Palisades fire exploded
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass was at a cocktail party at the U.S. ambassador to Ghana’s residence Jan. 7 as the Palisades fire exploded, pictures…
California fires: Palisades, Eaton blazes not growing yet largely uncontained
1 of 6 | The wall of a structure destroyed in the Eaton wildfire is all that remains in Altadena, Calif., on Sunday. At least…
Surf legend Gidget left homeless by Palisades fire
After the original “Gidget” movie, in 1959, Hollywood churned out any number of sequels.“Gidget Grows Up.” “Gidget Goes to Rome.” “Gidget Gets Married.” And so…
Brentwood School athletes deal with losing homes to Palisades fire
All Brentwood football coach Jake Ford can do is offer support and be a sounding board as players who lost homes in the Palisades fire…