Many More Cities, Including Several in Southern California, Ban Sleeping Outside Despite Lack of Shelter Space
Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s City of Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling in June allowing localities to ban outdoor camping even if there is no homeless shelter space available, roughly 150 cities in 32 states have passed or strengthened such ordinances.
Study Says Changing Climate Made Southern California Wildfires More Likely, More Intense
Tuesday's report, too rapid for peer-review yet, found global warming boosted the likelihood of high fire weather conditions in this month's fires by 35% and its intensity by 6%.
Trump’s border plans unfurl in Southern California with immigration arrests, troops
Federal agents launched targeted arrest operations while a wave of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border
Where Southern California house rents rose the fastest last year
The typical American renting a single-family house pays $2,357 monthly – nearly half of what’s charged across Southern California. Last year, landlords across the U.S. could only get a $19 a month rent hike, or 0.8%.
Southern California’s first rainfall of the year could help or hurt wildfire victims as fire spreads in San Diego area
Much-needed rain falls on parched Southern California, Southwest U.S.
How does rain impact wildfire risk in Southern California right now
How much rain did LA, San Diego, Ventura get this weekend? See preliminary totals for SoCal
Some areas in Southern California, a region plagued by drought conditions, saw more than inch of rain this weekend.
Rain douses wildfires in Southern California without causing serious mudslides
Snow shut down a key interstate north of Los Angeles for hours on Monday while weekend downpours doused wildfires across Southern California in the first significant storm of the season for the region that had not seen rainfall for eight months.
Incarcerated firefighters helping battle blazes in San Diego County
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters have recently battled blazes across southern California. Incarcerated firefighters are helping alongside CAL Fire crews on fires such as San Diego County's Border 2 Fire.
From fire alerts to flood watches: Rain brings relief to Southern California firefighters, but with a caveat
Rain was falling across Southern California on Sunday, bringing some relief to thousands of firefighters who have been battling multiple major wildfires in the LA area.
One reason your power bill is high: Baked-in profits that critics call excessive
Customers across the state are facing steep power bills from the state’s three main investor-owned power companies. Californians pay among the highest electricity rates in the country, the largest portions of which come from new hikes for wildfire mitigation and rooftop solar programs.
California fires updates: Death toll in Los Angeles fires rises to 29
At least 29 people are believed to be dead and more than a dozen others remain unaccounted for as multiple wildfires rage across Southern California.
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Tiger Woods explains decision to keep Genesis Invitational in California after wildfires
Tiger Woods is sharing details of the ‘difficult decision’ to move the Genesis Invitational, which takes place annually at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California. Woods made his PGA Tou