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Edison utility’s equipment blamed for helping start LA wildfires in property owners’ suit

Edison International's Southern California power company has been hit with a lawsuit after the energy provider's equipment caught fire during one of California's wildfires, Bloomberg News reported Monday. The fires, which started last Tuesday, have killed at least 24 people and forced more than 150,000 residents to evacuate their homes. Officials say more than 20 […]

Los Angeles Renters Face Predatory Price Gouging After Wildfires

Renters in Los Angeles could face predatory and illegal price gouging in the wake of the deadly wildfires that displaced scores of people in both the Pacific Palisades and Pasadena/Altadena. Even though it's California outlawed With price gouging in the wake of the disaster, some landlords in the Los Angeles area are already taking advantage […]

California Dems Propose ‘Slush Fund’ To ‘Trump-Proof’ Illegal Migrants From Deportation Amid Deadly Wildfires

California Democratic lawmakers have earmarked $50 million in state funding to fund legal battles against the incoming Trump administration and protect illegal immigrants from deportation as the state battles one of the most costly wildfire disasters in history. reportedly proposed. The $50 million proposal comes as California Gov. Gavin Newsom's special legislative session began convening […]

Preliminary L.A. Wildfires Death Toll Rises to 24 Ahead of High Winds

number of deaths linked The death toll from California wildfires has increased to 24, according to a Sunday night update from the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office (DME). 16 of the deaths are from the Eaton fire, eight are related to the Palisades fire in Los Angeles, NBC News reported. The coroner said the death […]

Newsom deploys an additional 1,000 National Guard members to California wildfires

California Governor Gavin Newsom (Democratic) announced on Sunday that he has increased the number of California National Guard troops to fight wildfires in Los Angeles. in statementNewsom said he would add 1,000 more troops to fight the spread of the fire, bringing the total to 2,500 military personnel. Thousands of other first responders are working […]

L.A. Man Saves 8 Altadena Neighborhood Homes from Wildfires

A Los Angeles man is being hailed as a hero for saving eight homes in his neighborhood from the Eaton Fire by rushing into a dangerous fire zone with a garden hose. “So when I got here, the back of the house was on fire. I was driving down the road and I could see […]