Snapchat co-founder Evan Spiegel, foundation chief Miguel Santana launch the Department of Angels to give community a voice ...

Civic leaders in the region believe that side efforts are necessary to rebuild after the wildfires. They just can’t settle on ...

Hailey Branson-Potts is a Metro reporter who joined the Los Angeles Times in 2011. She reports on a wide range of issues and people, with a special focus on communities along the coast. She grew up in ...

While some Angelenos cast around for someone to blame, a whole cooperative emergency-response system whirred to life.

Perhaps the fires that devastated Los Angeles in early January will take such platitudes out of circulation, at least for a ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new executive order Tuesday morning intended to cut “bureaucratic red tape” to help Southern ...

Jan. 23, 3:00 a.m. PSTThe Los Angeles Fire Department said it was able to stop forward progress of the Sepulveda Fire, which covered 40 acres near the Getty Center and Los Angeles’ upscale Bel ...

Based on Santa Rosa’s experience, certain parts of L.A. could get rebuilt much more quickly — especially when builders avoid ...

What started out as a heartfelt letter led to an emotional reunion when a Malibu man was able to meet and thank the El Segundo firefighters who saved his home from the Palisades Fire.

A Malibu homeowner attended a ceremony honoring the El Segundo firefighters who helped with Palisades Fire so he could thank the first responders who saved his ocean view house.

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