For more than a decade, the California State Auditor has issued warnings to lawmakers about government waste, fraud, cost overruns, and broken oversight systems across state government. Again…
Read more California lawmakers ignore most state audit warnings, costing billionsCity of L.A. has approved less than half of applications to rebuild after wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News This week marks one year since wildfires erupted…
Read more City of L.A. has approved less than half of applications to rebuild after wildfiresAfter thousands of homes sustained smoke damage from the Palisades and Eaton fires, some families said sometimes they wish their properties had been destroyed in the fire. They…
Read more Eaton Fire victims: Insurance company won’t pay for toxin removals because our home ‘looks pristine’Music helps family heal 1 year after devastating Los Angeles-area fires – CBS News Watch CBS News At least 31 people were killed and thousands of homes and…
Read more Music helps family heal 1 year after devastating Los Angeles-area firesMore than 400 people came together on Tuesday for a somber commemoration nearly a year after their place of worship was consumed by the Eaton Fire. Families from…
Read more Worshippers hold memorial ceremony for Jewish temple destroyed in Eaton FireTwo of the most destructive wildfires on record in California forever changed landscapes and lives when they burned into neighborhoods in the Palisades and Altadena one year ago…
Read more Then-and-now images show the Palisades and Altadena 1 year after wildfiresAn Altadena neighborhood that was wiped out by the Eaton Fire last January led to the creation of a community of neighbors who’ve supported one another as they’ve…
Read more Eaton Fire survivors band together to create community of support, healingA Southern California couple became the first residents to return to a rebuilt home in the Eaton Fire burn zone outside Los Angeles. That home is designed to…
Read more How cutting-edge robots can help prevent wildfiresLos Angeles — A vintage blue VW bus that became an unlikely symbol of resilience after it survived a California wildfire made its public debut this week, shiny…
Read more Restored VolkswagenSocial media dragged the buyer of multiple Malibu lots through the mud after the deals were first reported back in August. Catcalls over the would-be builder’s bulk buys,…
Read more Diving in on bulk buyer’s plans for burned lots in MalibuIt has been over nine months since some of the worst wildfires in California’s history devastated parts of Los Angeles County. But even with all that time passed,…
Read more L.A. County resident on long path to recovery after wildfireFor generations, fire lookout towers stood as landmarks across the American West. Binoculars in hand, dedicated fire spotters scanned the landscape for smoke and radioed firefighters before flames…
Read more AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911Some of California’s most destructive wildfires have changed the way homeowners think about their own space. Marin County residents Anita Brock and her husband Steve Kaplan are…
Read more California study: Wildfire defensible space, home hardening double number of homes savedDo you remember these apocalyptic scenes? Tuesday marks five years since the sky over the Bay Area turned orange. Several wildfires were burning across Northern California at the…
Read more 5 years since Bay Area sky turned an eerie orangeCalifornia town hopes for Powerball luck after devastating wildfires – CBS News Watch CBS News Saturday’s Powerball jackpot soared to $1.8 billion, making it the second-largest jackpot in…
Read more California town hopes for Powerball luck after devastating wildfiresSome evacuation orders were downgraded as firefighters continue to battle several lightning-sparked wildfires in Central California. The major fires that forced people to flee included the 2-7 Fire…
Read more September Lightning Complex fires scorch nearly 14,000 acres in Central California; some evacuations downgradedA winery contract worker told fire investigators that he put water on the ashes he discarded not long before the Pickett Fire broke out, according to the spokesman…
Read more Vineyard worker says he doused fireplace ashes tied to Pickett FireFirefighters are continuing to battle lightning-sparked fires in three Central California counties on Wednesday, including a fire that has caused extensive damage to a historic Gold Rush town.…
Read more Fire tears through California Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp, threatening homes and historic buildingsA quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were driven out of a nearby camp, and the blaze…
Read more Quick-moving wildfire scorches historic Northern California gold mining townThe buyer pool of burned lots in Southern California’s rebuild is rapidly growing. Last week saw a diverse group of investors, including traditional developers, toymakers and even a…
Read more From ashes to assets: Who’s snapping up California’s fire-damaged land?