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Memo to Big-City Progressives: Get Back to Basics
When those basics are working well, urban leaders can look to do more. But right now, we are far from that point, either in reality or public perception. Many cities in America are financially strapped,
The Los Angeles fires expose a web of governments, weak by design
The question of who is in charge is testimony to the diffusion and, at times, dysfunction that make up the core DNA of the governance of the greater Los Angeles area.
America’s worst traffic isn’t in Los Angeles. These cities are worse
Los Angeles might have a bad rap when it comes to commute times, but new data from GPS technology experts TomTom found it’s not even the worst city in the U.S. when it comes to
New Fire Threatens Los Angeles, as Death Toll Rises to 10
The Kenneth fire exploded in a few hours. The Palisades and Eaton fires each appeared to have destroyed some 5,000 or more structures, officials said, which would put them both among the five most destructive fires in California history.
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No, Los Angeles mayor didn’t decline New York City’s offer to help fight wildfires
Several VERIFY readers asked us if it’s true that the Los Angeles mayor declined New York City’s offer to send firefighters to California, as some headlines have claimed. Officials in ...
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Los Angeles’s Devastating Lessons for Liberal Cities Across America
Was the message competence? No. Diversity. Woke politics are taking precedence over preparedness at both New York City and Los Angeles. The new chief executive of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Janisse Quinones, was hired for a staggering $ ...
The Push and Pull of Los Angeles: Beauty and Danger
Somini Sengupta, a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles, reflects on the city, its mythology and its reckoning with disaster.
California Wildfire Updates: New Hughes Fire Explodes To 500 Acres In Northern LA County
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California fires live updates: New LA County fire explodes to over 9,000 acres
New wildfire near Los Angeles explodes to 9,400 acres, forces evacuations
By David Swanson and Daniel Trotta CASTAIC, California (Reuters) -A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush,
New Yorkers send supplies to Los Angeles amid wildfires
New Yorkers are rallying to support wildfire victims across the country in Los Angeles. Roughly 105,000 Los Angeles County residents remain under mandatory evacuation orders as of Sunday morning and another 87,
3 Huge Reasons Aaron Glenn Could Fail As New York Jets Head Coach
Aaron Glenn has been named the next head coach of the New York Jets, but will Glenn succeed in his new role? Glenn certainly has what it takes to be a successfu
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The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design
was the Los Angeles bureau chief for The Times from 2010 to 2019. When two hijacked jetliners struck the World Trade Center towers in New York City on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Mayor Rudolph ...
Los Angeles Is Starring in an All-Too-Real Disaster Story
A reporter, an L.A. native, has watched movies and TV destroy her hometown for years, but nothing can prepare someone for seeing real devastation.