The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power plans to hire an independent engineer to assess whether an empty reservoir contributed to the failure of its water system during the Palisades Fire, when water supplies and some hydrants ran dry after hours of intense firefighting.

In early January 2025, just a week after New Year, furious 80 mph Santa Ana winds swept through SoCal. The winds are natural, occurring when cool, pressurized desert air heats and picks up speed as it races down a mountainside.

Under the heading of “Ending the subsidization of California’s mismanagement,” Trump ordered a full review of all federal “programs, projects and activities” related to land management, water and disasters in the state. That’s a threat to withdraw certain federal funding if things don’t change.

Over a dozen victims of the Pacific Palisades Fire are suing a Los Angeles public utility company for "failures," which contributed to the fire's devastation.

Congressman Kevin Kiley has introduced a bill to Congress that would strip the California Coastal Commission of much of its powers, citing its recent blocking of

Residents say they're worried about the power outages from the "explosions" and that the sparks could start a fire in the area.

A California father, who lost his home to wildfires on Jan. 8, is calling for significant changes in leadership “that absolutely failed" the state's residents in a crisis.

A number of water systems across Los Angeles have been compromised as a result of the wildfires, making water not safe to drink.

The municipal bond market's initial negative reaction to this month's Southern California wildfires has eased, with secondary spreads starting to tighten.

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed more than two dozen people. Weaker winds enabled firefighters to make inroads containing the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Utility workers from the Navajo Nation headed to Los Angeles on Thursday to help rebuild the electrical grid damaged by historic southern California wildfires. The Navajo Tribe Utility Authority announced 11 team members specializing in electric line work were sent from Fort Defiance, Arizona, to the Los Angeles area.

President Donald Trump on Monday issued a memorandum directing the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior to develop a new