Despite a lawsuit claiming it stole recipes and confidential information from competitor Teleféric Barcelona, new Spanish ...

Trial by fire.” It’s a cliché, but Los Angeles has a way of validating clichés — riots, earthquakes and fires are part of life here. One waits for locusts. More to the point: When a crisis most tests ...

The Palisades Fire jumps the Pacific Coast Highway and burns lifeguard towers near the highway in Los Angeles, on Jan. 7, 2025. Photo by Ted Soqui for Powerful Santa Ana winds reaching speeds up to ...

Nearly a half-century ago, during Jerry Brown’s first stint as governor, he and state legislators became embroiled in an extremely complex political squabble over taxing the incomes of multinational ...

Hollywood thrives on depictions of desperate battles against overwhelming forces of destruction. A real life version, the equal of any cinematic disaster film, is raging today. Wildfires, driven by ...

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District, along with other fire agencies throughout the Bay Area, is sending firefighting crews and engines to help fight the 11,000 plus-acre, wind-fueled Palisades Fir ...

It's been a turbulent month for the Bui sisters, whose kitten adoption nonprofit, Mini Cat Town, has attracted both legions ...

As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...

Nonprofit WeHOPE proposed a plan to build a housing shelter at 1798 Bay Road in East Palo Alto, a potential future police ...

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for much of the Bay Area, from Monday night through Wednesday morning ...

In summary Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s huge — possibly unprecedented — disparity works ...

In summary The legislative analyst has a plan to fix the “structural insolvency” of the unemployment benefits fund — but businesses aren’t happy and it’s unclear if lawmakers will get on board.