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Southern California Edison found irregularity weeks later with power lines near Eaton fire origin
Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire broke out near Altadena, Southern California Edison technicians monitored as the utility’s four active lines in the Eaton Canyon and Eagle Rock-Gould line were re ...
Scams, bidding wars and predatory landlords: One couple’s quest for housing after the fires
When his Altadena home burned, Todd Smoyer was thrust into a desperate house hunt alongside thousands of other families. He ...
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Banks mull their role in rebuilding diverse LA community
Altadena was a flourishing melting pot. Now, with thousands of houses burned and no functioning banks, residents wonder if it ...
As wildfire cleanup crews surge to 1,300, concerns about safety grow
One subcontractor has been fined repeatedly by the EPA and the state in recent years for improper handling of hazardous ...
Fires and floods are eviscerating US communities, intensifying the housing crisis
The wildfires levied significant long-term damage, with thousands of homes destroyed, billions in damages and a worsening of ...
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Southern California Edison says its equipment may have caused Hurst Fire
Southern California Edison “believes its equipment may be associated with the ignition of the Hurst Fire,” the utility wrote in a statement Thursday. Any utility or power company operating in ...
Newsom tells forestry board to speed up rules for ’ember-free zones’
The governor called on the state Board of Forestry to enact regulations they were ordered to draft four years ago.
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Southern California Edison probing possible link to Los Angeles fires
The fire, which was reported on January 7, was contained by January 16, after burning about 799 acres (323.34 hectares) ...
New SoCal Edison report cites irregularity with power lines near Eaton fire start
The utility has noted multiple irregularities, but maintains there is no evidence its equipment sparked the destructive Eaton ...
L.A. Wildfires: SCE Admits Its Equipment May Have Ignited Hurst Fire North Of Los Angeles
SCE concedes in the filing that a conductor failure occurred near the origin of the fire, causing damaged equipment to fall to the ground at the base of a tower.
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A month after the Eaton fire broke out, a Sierra Madre religious retreat is reopening, ‘with hope’
The Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center is preparing to receive guests, one month after the Eaton fire damaged the ...