The Cost of Surviving a Wildfire
Some losses are incalculable. For Ms. Lavasani, it’s the photo albums of her two daughters, Xena and Rezvon, both now ...
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CPI report today: Home sales decline amid high housing costs, California wildfires, and frigid weather in other parts of U.S.
A mix of fire and snow is suppressing the housing market this month. Read More Source link
Climate disasters hit Black communities disproportionately hard. ‘Bluelining’ doesn’t help
Racial inequality in home insurance looks poised to deepen, but some simple steps could improve matters. Read More Source link
Real estate vultures eye middle-class enclave of ravaged LA
The fires could push residents grappling with an existing affordability crisis to the brink, making the Los Angeles area accessible ...
Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Air attack How firefighting the Palisades and Eaton fires is coordinated from the sky. Busy skies Cal Fire had more ...
LA rental hits $40,000 a month as fires roil housing market
“What’s going on in the real estate market is disgusting.” Read More Source link
What this tech founder wishes he knew when his house burned down: ‘Time is the most valuable thing’
'You need to not lose three years of your life because a bad thing happened,' says Matt Watson, founder and ...
California’s Insurance System Faces Crucial Test as Wildfire Losses Mount
It’s too soon to know how the Los Angeles fires will change life in California, but it may heavily depend ...
As LA wildfires burn, corruption probe left state Senate’s insurance committee chair vacant – Orange County Register
As fires rage through Southern California and exacerbate the state’s insurance crisis, the California Senate has no one in charge ...
These restaurant chains are feeding first responders to the wildfires – Orange County Register
When wildfires broke out in Los Angeles County last week, restaurants were quick to offer assistance to evacuees and first ...
New lawsuit alleges Edison equipment sparked one of the deadly Los Angeles wildfires that destroyed over 7,000 homes
Wildfires that began last Tuesday have killed at least 24 people across the Los Angeles area. Read More Source link
Talk Turns to Los Angeles ‘2.0’
What next for Los Angeles? Angelenos can’t catch a break. Dangerous winds are expected to bear down on Southern California, ...
Pickup truck driver accused of cutting off ‘old lady’ during Palisades Fire smiles after being confronted
A pickup truck driver was caught smiling after being called out for allegedly cutting off an elderly woman in a ...
LA wildfire death toll rises to 24: medical examiner
The death toll across the Palisades and Eaton Fires has jumped from 16 to 24 people, according to an update ...
A Santa Monica church welcomes worshipers who saw theirs destroyed – Orange County Register
Worshippers at St. Monica Catholic Church in Santa Monica listen during a service meant to give peace and comfort to ...
Eaton, Palisades fires slow as containment grows,16 dead; firefighters prepare for new winds – Orange County Register
Growth of the Palisades fire slowed significantly overnight into Sunday while crews made significant gains in containing the Eaton fire, ...
Just before wildfires hit, California told insurers to cover homes in risky areas. In return, they can pass on a key cost to customers
Insurers can incorporate reinsurance costs in their calculations for what they will charge consumers. Read More Source link
Actor James Woods says his house survived LA wildfires — ‘A miracle has happened’
“In this hellish landscape ‘standing’ is relative, but smoke and other damage is not like the utter destruction around us." ...
SAG-AFTRA Pledges $1 Million For Fire Relief
SAG-AFTRA is the latest Hollywood organization to pledge monetary funds to assist industry members experiencing hardship from the Los Angeles ...
California Wildfires Lay Bare an Insurance Crisis
Who pays? The ferocious wildfires that have burned throughout the Los Angeles area continued to rage overnight, consuming an area ...
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