It’s time to require oil and gas companies to compensate communities, homeowners, businesses and even insurers for the losses.
Los Angeles is currently set to host the 2028 Olympics, bringing both opportunities and challenges for the city. Known for its prior success hosting The Games in 1932 and 1984, L.A. has the infrastructure and experience to manage a global event of this scale.
University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., and the UC Board of Regents recently recognized several UC students for their leadership, resilience and significant contributions to the university.
A plan to provide firefighters in Los Angeles and Orange counties almost limitless seawater ... the need for it in Southern California,” recalled Charles Scawthorn, a UC Berkeley researcher and engineer who first developed the emergency water supply ...
The framers stated clearly that Congress, not the president, should hold the power of the purse. Trump has tried this power grab before and was impeached over it.
As a school committed to sustainability, it is crucial to educate students about the factors that made these fires so devastating.
For a time, California's insurance system was maybe workable. Big, destructive fires used to be rarer, so the insurance system didn't experience as much stress. But, Wallace says, around a decade ago,
An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.
January 29, 2025) - Swoon Learning, a technology-driven academic coaching platform, has announced that enrolling and supporting neurodivergent students will be its primary focus for 2025. This strategic shift follows the company's successful implementation of its unique,
On the night the deadly Eaton Fire broke out in Los Angeles County, a gas station video camera captured what appeared to be sparks on a steep flank of Mount Wilson on Altadena’s outskirts and then flames spreading across the hillside.
State Sen. Scott Wiener has introduced a bill that would create a pathway for Californians affected by fires, floods and other climate disasters to sue fossil fuel companies for damages. The bill would also let insurers do the same to recover costs.
All the talk about attaching conditions to California’s federal disaster aid have placed the state’s Republican members of Congress in a quandary: Do they fight for speedy, unconditional relief dollars for wildfire victims in their home state?