In the remains of a burned-out home in Altadena, Eaton Fire victims, activists, and news organizations gathered as residents reacted to the McChrystal Group’s report, a recently released review of […]
Tag: FEMA
Posted inGuest Opinions
Trump Country at risk
Republican lawmakers cannot have it both ways. They cannot continue to push for tax cuts for the wealthy and not have it catch up with them and the country. They […]
Posted inBusiness, Local
Last day to apply for Federal Disaster Assistance
Los Angeles County residents who were impacted by January’s wildfires have until 8:59 p.m. today to apply for federal disaster assistance. County officials issued a reminder that Monday is the […]
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Mayor visits wildfire recovery center
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and County Supervisor Holly Mitchell recently toured the West Adams/Leimert Park Impacted Worker and Family Recovery Center. The four recovery centers are located in Culver […]
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‘A Tale of Two Los Angeles Wildfires – Separate and Unequal’
Earl Ofari Hutchinson is a voice to be reckoned with as an author, journalist, media critic, public speaker and radio show host. He offers critiques that ‘call out’ and hold […]
Posted inNational, News
Disaster unemployment assistance available to LA County workers
In response to the wildfires and windstorms, federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is now available for workers and self-employed people who do not qualify for regular unemployment benefits. DUA benefit […]
Posted inGovernment/Politics, National
California Capitol news you might have missed
Gov. Gavin Newsom joined federal and local leaders to launch a new phase of firestorm debris removal in Southern California last week, marking the fastest large-scale cleanup effort in modern […]
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Over 600 applications submitted since debris removal
More than 600 “Right of Entry” forms given to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permission to clear debris of wildfire-destroyed homes were submitted in the first day they were […]
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Karen Bass: Resilience through the fire
It all began with a video from Sky News of a reporter berating Mayor Karen Bass at LAX upon her arrival back to the city from Ghana. “Fire chiefs say […]
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Barger commends Newsom in fast repair of Interstate 5
In a letter sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger expressed her appreciation for his recent State of Emergency Proclamation that directs Caltrans to […]
