Officials declare California wildfires contained as they begin the long task of recovery
Two of the largest and most deadly wildfires to ravage southern California are fully contained, state officials announced ...
Deadly Eaton and Palisades fires 100% contained after 24 days
At least 29 people were killed in the two fires that scorched thousands of acres and destroyed or damaged more than 18,000 ...
Big Oil Should Pay to Help Rebuild Los Angeles
As natural disasters get supercharged by climate change, the companies most responsible should chip in to cover the damage.
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How The Nature Conservancy came to broker a secret deal to end Point Reyes National Seashore’s ranching era
The Nature Conservancy’s role as banker and broker of the ranch buyouts, and the National Park Service’s pivotal entreaty to ...
Dave Matthews Withdraws From FireAid Benefit and MusiCares Gala Following ‘Critical’ Family Illness
Dave Matthews dropped out of FireAid benefit concert and MusiCares‘ 2025 Persons of the Year benefit gala for the Grateful Dead over family emergency.
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Long Beach River Park Project Receives Two State Grants
A project to develop a six-acre park in western Long Beach received two state grants totaling $19.3 million, which advocates Wednesday described as “significant victory” for residents and the ...
Inside the Early Efforts to Rebuild the Iconic Architecture of Los Angeles
They’re aiming to revive the Case Study House project for the modern era, which was first launched in 1945 by Arts and ...
The Architecturally Important Homes Lost in the L.A. Fires—and What Happens Next
Sprawling, dynamic and forever pushing the envelope, Los Angeles has always been America’s home-design dream factory.
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What we lost in the fires — few areas are untouched by this tragedy
As we have seen with world-famous sites such as the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Windsor Castle and many others — outside of war — fire is one of the most destructive foes of built heritage. Closer to ...
Protecting the Los Angeles Stock Exchange Building: A Call to Action for the City’s Historic Legacy
LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2025 / After devastating wildfires ravaged Pacific Palisades, Altadena, and ...
The Tongva’s land burned in Eaton fire. But leaders say traditional practices mitigated damage
Tongva community leaders credit traditional stewardship practices, including the removal of fire-prone eucalyptus, with ...
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The design legacy of Los Angeles that fell to the fires
The fires have already destroyed more of the county’s built heritage than any other single event, said Adrian Scott Fine, president and CEO of the Los Angeles Conservancy, which on its website ...