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VoicesLopez: Half a century ago, Californians saved the coast. Will Trump threats spark another uprising?
Here’s the reason all development proposals for the coast are exhaustively reviewed, with the perils of sea level rise in mind, and in the interest of protecting marine and shore habitats
Trump hammered the cost of groceries on the campaign trail, promising to lower them immediately, but that didn’t happen. Makes you want to throw eggs, but they’re too expensive.
VoicesLopez: Bass fires the L.A. fire chief, but her own smoldering political crisis is far from over
To columnist Steve Lopez, the firing of the Los Angeles Fire Department chief looks like an act of political desperation as much as a take-charge moment by Bass.
In West Altadena, one homeowner who lost everything says, ‘Your possessions can go poof in a second. These connections we all share — that’s what the real stuff is.’
There’s no shortage of organizations and high-profile individuals driving Southern California’s wildfire recovery. Have they lost faith in our politicians?
Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It’s time to get rid of the palm trees.
L.A. erected barriers and shut down vendors on Westlake sidewalks in an effort to curtail violence. Will the city’s efforts be any diffferent than ‘cleanups’ of the past?
VoicesLopez: Chickens, cats, dogs, goldfish: From the front lines of the fires, stories of survival
After weeks of grim news about heartbreak and loss, the stories of pets -- cats, dogs, chickens, goldfish -- that survived the fires is like a brief vacation from despair
Hundreds of Altadena residents, encouraged by L.A. County Supervisor Barger, vow to return, but we need to balance risks and merits of swiftly rebuilding after the fires.
