Councilwoman Park calls for review of every hydrant in Los Angeles
An investigation has found that hundreds of fire hydrants spanning throughout Los Angeles may be in need of repair, despite ...
Opinion: Region Needs Sensible Housing Density to Reduce Rising Threat of Fires
Our urgent need for more housing should be focused on how to build without increasing fire risks as the climate changes.
Inside the battle to restore drinking water in Altadena and Pacific Palisades
Water utilities in Altadena and Pacific Palisades are undertaking an arduous process of repressurizing their underground pipelines, testing for contaminants and attempting to flush them out.
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US, Los Angeles: Pacific Palisades Sinkhole Caused by Large Water Main Break in Wildfire Burn Area
Los Angeles, United States - February 12, 2025 02/12/2025 01:30 am (GMT-0800) PACIFIC PALISADES, LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A Los ...
Los Angeles Had Substandard Hydrants Near Devastating Fire’s Starting Point
The Palisades fire first took hold in a neighborhood where many hydrants had only a single small outlet for firefighters to ...
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Power goes out multiple times in Westwood amid rains, flash flood warnings
This post was updated Feb. 14 at 1:30 a.m. Parts of Westwood experienced multiple power outages Thursday night.  Parts of ...
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Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: Los Angeles won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to conservationists who have been trying to restore the lake for decades.
Backup power and full water tanks should be required in face of wildfire, lawmaker says
A Ventura County lawmaker is proposing new wildfire resilience standards that would require water providers to ensure full ...
Another Casualty of a Dry Winter: LA Won’t Take Less Water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...
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Los Angeles water chief Janisse Quinones given police security detail amid ‘threats’ against her, employees
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s CEO Janisse Quinones now has a 24/7 LAPD detail in response to the threats, the sources said. One LAPD source cited the recent shooting in New York of ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
It is unclear whether the tower is the same one Galicia saw catch fire. Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which ...