Loved this profile of the mother+son duo helping bring wildflowers back to L.A. fire-ravaged neighborhoods (and there's a link to support their mission, timely for Giving Tuesday!!) via @jmarantosplants.bsky.social www.latimes.com/lifestyle/ne...

Annnnddd more issues with emergency alerts in LA... It took 6 hours for officials to send out a shelter-in-place order for residents near a toxic fire burning at the port of Los Angeles, via Clara Harter www.latimes.com/california/s...

Ranchos Palos Verdes landslide is so bad that a lot of folks have been forced to go off-grid with solar and storage. Interesting stuff from @grace2e.bsky.social: www.latimes.com/california/s...

As if the damaging landslides in this area of Palos Verdes weren't enough, residents have now -- begrudgingly-- become one of California's largest off-grid communities. Cut off from key utilities for over a year: It's "what we have to do to stay in our homes." www.latimes.com/california/s...

Remember that reservoir that sat empty near the Palisades fire, as hydrants ran dry? A new state report found that even if the reservoir had been full, the water system still would have been quickly overwhelmed and lost pressure. From @ianjames.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

Stacey Darden died in an area of west Altadena that got the latest evac alerts. A new suit claims the 5:43am alert came too late. East Altadena was evacuated ~11 hours prior. Attorneys call it "digital redlining." @jennyja.bsky.social @castleman.bsky.social www.latimes.com/world-nation...

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint. He says California is “well positioned” to support the AI-driven data center boom, and he is reluctant to impose “rigid reporting requirements.” www.latimes.com/environment/...

My latest on the offshore oil battle in Santa Barbara: The company trying to resurrect 3 rigs wants to pivot from contentious pipelines, but it keeps hitting more legal + regulatory hurdles in CA. Experts say the situation casts doubt on the project’s future: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Read this story, you won't regret it. WILD findings about the largest sex abuse settlement in U.S. history, and it's not what you think www.latimes.com/california/s...

The latest in a controversial plan to bring offshore oil back near Santa Barbara: the Texas-based firm pushing the project is considering a move that could avoid further California regulation -- after it's amassed lengthy legal and regulatory hurdles www.latimes.com/california/s...

Aftermath of late summer storm includes destroyed homes, a closed highway and a child death

'The original slow food people': Why this California tribe spent $500,000 on a global food gathering via @sleavenworth.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

A Texas company is trying to restart an oil operation off the California coast. It now faces criminal charges alleging it knowingly violated environmental laws. @grace2e.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...

No one wants their town overrun with media after political violence. And while the people of Orem, Utah, were heartbroken and shocked (and many angry), most were still gracious and warm. Here’s my dispatch from this conservative, faithful city: www.latimes.com/california/s...

‘I lost me’: How frontotemporal dementia changed a mind and a marriage By @corinnepurtill.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/science/stor...

SoCal's worst heat wave this year kicked off HOT, but tonight may feel worse. “The entire L.A. Basin...[is] not getting below the low 70s,” @weatherwest.bsky.social said. High overnight temps are "hugely consequential from a human health & ...wildfire perspective.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

Last week, Border Patrol agents massed outside of a @governor.ca.gov news conference. They wound up arresting Angel Rodrigo Minguela Palacios, a strawberry delivery driver with no criminal record and just there to drop off fruit to a tea room. This is his story www.latimes.com/california/s...

Another masterful story from @brittnymejia.bsky.social on the recent immigration raids. So many heartbreaking details, but can't get over how this fruit delivery driver was detained for days w/ no change of clothes, yet friends weren't allowed to bring him socks www.latimes.com/california/s...

For the first time in centuries, the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, an LA County-based tribe, has a piece of their ancestral territory. Beautiful story on the land transfer from @nohaggerty.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

Southern California faces 'trio of impactful hazards' this week: Extreme heat, fire risk and thunderstorms

In parts of the San Joaquin Valley, the land has been rapidly sinking as groundwater is drained to supply farms. New research shows that sinking communities are now also seeing lower home values. @grace2e.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com

Palestinians in Gaza held a funeral procession on Monday for journalists for the Al Jazeera network who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. Here's what we know about them. nyti.ms/4mJMa2J

Some good news: the fire that exploded last night to 5K acres in Ventura & north LA County is now 25% contained. But officials say conditions remain hot and dry, with potential for extreme fire growth. W/ Clara Harter www.latimes.com/california/s...

Within minutes, a brush fire in eastern Ventura County (near Piru) exploded to 400 acres. Evacuations underway. Officials had warned the current heat wave could elevate fire risk www.latimes.com/california/s...

More than halfway through the year, California is on pace to have more fires and significantly more acreage burned than last year, @grace2e.bsky.social reports: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Yesterday, I reported that 2025 has seen CA's worst start to wildfires in years. And that data doesn't yet include the Gifford fire (in rural SLO/SB counties), which just became CA's largest of the year at 82K acres. Now, a heat wave could make things worse. www.latimes.com/california/s...

"West Altadena was burning, and no one was there to save it." Rebecca Ellis' deeply-reported story confirms what countless residents have told us since Jan: there were no firetrucks in west Altadena as the fire shifted there (or helping residents evacuate...) www.latimes.com/california/s...

There are 132 empty lots in this picturesque corner of the Palos Verdes peninsula -- where there's also been unprecedented landslide movement the past 2 years. Rancho Palos Verdes officials want to ensure no new homes will be built on those lots. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Los Angeles is on pace to have its lowest count of homicides in nearly 6 decades. From Libor Jany, @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

This story from my colleague Ruben Vives is somehow heartwarming and heartbreaking at the same time. An LA community came together to support one of the teenagers taking over his parent's street vendor stands: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Children of street vendors are taking over for their parents amid the immigration raids in Los Angeles. Story from Ruben Vives @latimes.com

The family of three Latino men who likely died in a fireworks warehouse explosion hold a quiet vigil. They're waiting for answers, for confirmation that their loved ones are gone. Reporting with @jessicagarrison.bsky.social @grace2e.bsky.social for @latimes.com

Important analysis and context from @racheluranga, who's doing tireless work covering the immigration raids across SoCal www.latimes.com/california/s...

Houston police called ICE on a woman who called 911 to report domestic abuse by her ex-husband. The only reason she didn't get deported is because ICE said there was no one to take custody of her kids, according to the police report. www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

In about an hour, winds at Lake Tahoe on Saturday went from ~5 to 40 mph, per NWS. Temps dropped almost 20 degrees. Waves grew rapidly, hitting 7 to 10 feet. At one point, it snowed. How a dramatic shift in weather left 8 boaters dead, & dozens more needing rescue: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Hats off to Maya Lau for holding power to account here. “If LASD’s actions are left unredressed,” according to the complaint, “journalists in Los Angeles will be chilled from reporting on matters of public concern out of fear that they will be investigated and prosecuted.”

"I am bringing this lawsuit not just for my own sake, but to send a clear signal in the name of reporters everywhere: we will not be intimidated. The Sheriff’s Department needs to know that these kinds of tactics against journalists are illegal.” --Former @latimes.com reporter Maya Lau 👏 👏

"It’s a significant win." Texas firm trying to restart oil drilling off Santa Barbara hits roadblock with judge’s ruling @grace2e.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

Months after the fires, how safe is it to swim at L.A.’s beaches? @corinnepurtill.bsky.social explains what's known so far, and the limitations of the tools we have available to measure beach pollution: www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com

The Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration may seek to deport nearly 350,000 Venezuelans who were granted temporary protected status. "This is the largest single action stripping any group of non-citizens of immigration status in modern U.S. history." www.latimes.com/politics/sto...

Monday marked 10 years since a major oil spill closed a large offshore operation near Santa Barbara. The same day, a Texas oil firm announced it had restarted oil production there -- shocking environmentalists who are fighting the controversial restart www.latimes.com/california/s...

A must-read from my colleagues if you haven't read yet:

We knew it took way too long for west Altadena to be evacuated during the Eaton fire, but this review of 911 call logs shows, so clearly, just how deadly it was. Amazing story and graphics from my colleagues @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

Yesterday, the CA Coastal Commission levied its largest fine yet on the Texas oil company working to restart drilling off Santa Barbara, finding it has ignored the state's Coastal Act. "Sable’s refusal [to comply] is a subversion of the will of the people." www.latimes.com/california/s...

Been trying to ignore X/twitter and this place, but feel like I need to finally wade back into this realm. So here I am, feel free to follow along 🙃

My latest from Rancho Palos Verdes' landslide zone: Still not good. Movement has slowed from major acceleration + expansion last year, but many areas are still shifting several inches a week. That causes lots of damage, costing $$$ to fix. Could a toll road help? www.latimes.com/california/s...

Mass firings at NOAA and the National Weather Service draw widespread condemnation: "The indiscriminate firing of employees is going to sabotage NOAA’s ability to do essential work that every single American relies on." @grace2e.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...