Hiltzik: The business community let Trump wreck the economy
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers posted some well-chosen words Saturday about Donald Trump’s bewildering and pointless tariff war, which had been launched earlier that…
Best restaurants to celebrate a special occasion in Los Angeles
In October my best friend and I were having dinner at a clubby West Hollywood restaurant where the food was meh and the evening needed…
Media Advisory: OFL joins Thunder Bay ONDP candidates for a labour and community canvass to build the Ontario We Need
Article contentTHUNDER BAY, Ontario, Feb. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) President Laura Walton will be in Thunder Bay this weekend…
L.A. County says state housing laws stand in way of rebuilding. Advocates disagree
A request by L.A. County officials to temporarily waive state housing laws as residents rebuild in fire-ravaged swaths of unincorporated areas drew the ire of…
In walking tour, mayor and recovery czar pledge revived Pacific Palisades
The city of Los Angeles is planning to hire an outside consultant to handle a significant rebuilding contract for areas devastated by this month’s Palisades…
Sundance: Wildfire recovery tale ‘Rebuilding’ stirs raw emotions
PARK CITY, Utah — For those of us fortunate enough to avoid evacuation, much less life-altering destruction, during the recent L.A. wildfires, the past weeks have…
Community groups set up strike teams to respond to Trump’s mass deportation plans
In the early days of President Trump’s first administration, several Kern County organizations launched a tip line people could contact if they spotted immigration enforcement…
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…
‘Freaked out’: Fear, uncertainty grip California’s immigrant community as Trump rolls out crackdown plan
Leticia Jimenez expects to graduate from Cal State San Bernardino this spring with a degree in business administration.She came to the country without authorization when…
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…
Altadena artists’ compound JJU destroyed in the Eaton fire
It was an improbable place. An artist collective known as JJU, or John Joyce University, hidden in the foothills of Altadena, resembled a 1960s fever…
‘Devastating’: Wildfire ravages historic Black community in Los Angeles | Climate Crisis News
Los Angeles, California – Bill Threadgill picked through the ashes of his home in Altadena, California, where he lived for 15 years, pulling out copper…
L.A.-area fires have led to new bills in Congress. Here are some
WASHINGTON — As congressional leaders wrestle over whether to add conditions to federal aid in response to the Los Angeles County wildfires, a first wave of…
Here are the notable Hollywood film locations destroyed in the L.A. fires
With its intricate, carved-wood paneling and diamond-shaped glass panes, location scout Lori Balton thought the smoking room of the historic Andrew McNally House was just…
Jaime Jaquez Jr. receives hero’s welcome in Camarillo jersey retirement ceremony
The hometown boy from Camarillo, Jaime Jaquez Jr., returned to the high school gym where he spent countless hours sweating, diving for loose balls and…
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…
U.S. Atty. Martin Estrada resigns, looks back at ‘labor of love’
The granite steps leading up to the old federal courthouse in downtown L.A. are sturdy and regal. But something disturbing dotted them Friday that I…
‘This is your Hurricane Katrina’: Former FEMA heads describe long road ahead for L.A.
Craig Fugate, who led the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the Obama administration, has seen a lot of natural disasters. He knows the difference between…
Walt Disney Co., Paramount pledge money for fire relief and rebuilding
Walt Disney Co. has committed $15 million to relief and recovery efforts in the wake of this week’s devastating wildfires in Southern California.The Burbank-based entertainment…
Breaking 7 Months Peace Deal, Terrorists Abduct 50 Locals, Set Zamfara Community Ablaze
Terrorists on Monday, Jan. 6, set the Gana district ablaze in the Bukuyum Local Government Area of Zamfara, North West Nigeria. The locals had signed…