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fromsfist.com
4 days agoSeven Arrested, Including Three County Officials, In Connection With Deadly Esparto Fireworks Explosion
Sam Machado, a Yolo County sheriff's lieutenant, faces seven counts of murder in connection with the July 1, 2025 explosion on his property, which housed operations for Devastating Pyrotechnics.
SF parents
fromKqed
4 days agoCalifornia Insurance Commissioner Candidates Debate Solutions to Wildfire-Driven Crisis | KQED
One real benchmark would be that there would be less interest in the insurance commissioners position. Because it's always been kind of under-the-radar. It's become so high-profile because of all the problems that we have.
California
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Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks agoCan culling your garden slow a wildfire? A California city pins its hopes on a contested plan
Homeowners in high-risk wildfire areas must remove flammable vegetation near their homes, including beloved plants, as part of new Zone 0 fire safety regulations requiring cleared space around structures.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoLegislators eye new prevention efforts in fire-scarred California: 'A tipping point'
California legislators introduced a dozen bills to prevent wildfires and reduce damage following devastating January fires that killed 31 people and caused $250 billion in losses.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoA push to end a fractured approach to post-fire contamination removal
The patchwork efforts to identify and safely remove contamination left by the 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires has been akin to the Wild West. Experts have given conflicting guidance on best practices. Shortly after the fires, the federal government suddenly refused to adhere to California's decades-old post-fire soil-testing policy; California later considered following suit. Meanwhile, insurance companies have resisted remediation practices widely recommended by scientists for still-standing homes.
Public health
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoLargest place in Palisades left to clean sees work start at last. But residents aren't happy
Debris removal has started at the 170-unit Palisades Bowl mobile home park, but owners remain uncommunicative and no rebuilding plan or utility repairs are confirmed.
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month agoGuest Idea: The Wildfire Season You're Not Prepared For
Extreme wildfire conditions caused by heat, drought, and wind alignment have nearly tripled globally over 45 years, with human-caused climate change responsible for over half this increase, making simultaneous extreme fire weather across multiple regions increasingly common.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoCommentary: Their houses burned but they'll return, ready to write Altadena's next chapter
Altadena faces uncertain rebuilding after the Eaton fire, threatening its racial, socioeconomic diversity and relative affordability as longtime residents grapple with loss and redevelopment pressures.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoLeaked memo reveals California debated cutting wildfire soil testing before disaster chief's exit
One year ago, Nancy Ward, then the director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), petitioned the Federal Emergency Management Agency to spearhead the cleanup of toxic ash and fire debris cloaking more than 12,000 homes across Los Angeles County. Although Ward's decision ensured the federal government would assume the bulk of disaster costs, it came with a major trade off.
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