CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

Brody Jenners hustled between reality TV shows, DJ gigs, and shilling tequila seltzer. Now, at 41, he’s got a new baby and a ...

Cal Fire firefighters currently operate on season employment, working nine months out of the year before they're laid off ...

With city and state officials moving to ensure speedy approvals for projects to rebuild areas devastated by the wildfires in Los Angeles, California’s lawmakers are being urged to expedite rules for ...

Urban fires pose particular threats to marine ecosystems. Debris and toxins released from the fires can damage kelp forests and lead to destructive algal blooms that snuff out ocean life. Now that Los ...

In this month’s wind-driven wildfires in Southern California, evacuation alerts for some neighborhoods came long after homes ...

The fluctuating school availability of Malibu campuses this month left some local residents concerned, including one day spent in the dark. On January 23, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District ...

Before evacuating from her Malibu home the day the Palisades fire erupted, Cassandra Riera soaked the plants in her yard, ...

Meanwhile, Southern California water reservoirs ... natural disasters. After the Woolsey Fire in 2008 that ravaged the beachfront community of Malibu, destroyed 1,000 homes, and forced the ...

The fluctuating school availability of Malibu campuses this month left some ... Boardmember Jon Kean recalled being told during the Woolsey Fire in 2018 that the district waited too long for ...

When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...