Will a different city emerge from the Los Angeles fires? Time and again fires have fast-tracked urban change. London after the Great Fire of 1666 rewrote its safety laws, widened streets and erected new public buildings, like the domed St. Paul’s Cathedral. Chicago after the Great Fire of 1871, which …
Millions of Southern Californians are bracing for extremely critical conditions as the wildfires continue to devastate the region for a week, which had already destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 25 people. The National Weather Service has issued an uncommon alert, warning that the combination of dry winds …
What next for Los Angeles? Angelenos can’t catch a break. Dangerous winds are expected to bear down on Southern California, putting homes and businesses from Ventura to San Diego County on high alert even as wildfires still rage around Los Angeles. The cost of rebuilding once the fires are finally …
