Ms. Bass, a longtime state and federal lawmaker, was seen as a pragmatic leader before the fires. But many Los Angeles ...

A writer who grew up in the devastated community tried — and failed — to save his family home. But he didn’t lose just a house. He lost his childhood.

Perhaps the fires that devastated Los Angeles in early January will take such platitudes out of circulation, at least for a ...

By Felicia Mello, CalMatters Robert MacKenzie is an assistant fire chief — but not the kind who works for your local fire department. As the Palisades Fire bore down on Southern California last week, ...