Jennifer Medina, a political reporter who lives in Los Angeles, writes about a reporting trip that took her to both the Palisades and Eaton fire zones.
President Trump’s wave of executive orders yesterday sent an undeniable signal to the world about the United States’ role in fighting climate change.
The blazes ignited in San Diego County early Tuesday, keeping Southern California on edge as dangerous fire conditions persisted.
A couple bought a home in Palo Alto, Calif., that was designed by an associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. Happily, they were also smitten with the two-year renovation.
Los Vogt diseñaron su casa de Malibú para que resistiera a las catástrofes. Ahora están empezando a darse cuenta del daño mental que les han causado los incendios.
The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes next.
For many residents, a set of wheels is an extension of their home, a key to their income or a source of priceless memories.
Eli Saslow, a Times writer at large, reflects on visiting relatives who were forced to evacuate, and the little kindnesses everywhere.
The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and property.
With more critical fire weather this week in Los Angeles, the National Weather Service once again issued one of its strongest warnings possible.
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
Some evacuees from the Eaton fire have been allowed back into their homes, only to find that smoke and ash have made living there impossible for now.
Throughout the burn zone, Angelenos struggled to save their pets. Among the most difficult to save are those that live in water.
New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them, and to Los Angeles.
A studio apartment in Koreatown, one-bedroom units in Long Beach and East Hollywood, and links to resources for those displaced by the fires.
Though thousands of residents who have lost their homes are desperately searching for somewhere to live, potential home buyers are weighing risks.
Somini Sengupta, a climate reporter who has lived across Los Angeles, reflects on the city, its mythology and its reckoning with disaster.
Some more realistic ways to think about the challenges ahead.
The Vogts designed their Malibu house to withstand disasters. But they were only beginning to learn the mental toll the fires would take on them.
The Tubbs fire in 2017 wiped out more than 5,000 structures in a Northern California county. Homeowners faced challenges, but hundreds were able to rebuild within two years.
Meteorologists said there was a chance the winds would be as severe as those that fueled the Palisades and Eaton fires, but that different locations would likely be affected.
In a wide-ranging interview, Xavier Becerra, President Biden’s health secretary, defended his tenure and hinted that he might run for governor of California.
A Times climate reporter reflects on a city, its mythology and a reckoning with disaster.
Emily Baumgaertner, a national health reporter who lives in Los Angeles, reflects on covering the fires while trying to buy a home.
Workers at the Mountain View cemetery had unique concerns the night the Eaton fire broke out. The 55-acre expanse may also have spared some homes from the flames.
Binge-worthy guilty pleasures like “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” and “Selling Sunset” document luxury real estate in Los Angeles, a market that now faces an uncertain future.
I realized I could live more simply, as I’d always wished to do.
You don’t need to settle for what your insurance company or the government first offers. And you don’t have to fight alone.
Even as it faces economic setbacks of its own, the hospitality industry is stepping up to feed emergency workers and evacuees.
Un expiloto del ejército. Un helicóptero viejo. Vientos feroces. La carrera para apagar el incendio de Eaton puso a prueba como nunca a los bomberos nocturnos del condado de Los Ángeles.
Poor planning, delayed evacuations, strained resources and treacherous conditions allowed firestorms to overrun a region that thought it knew how to fight wildfires.
Sweeps by Border Patrol agents in California have stoked fears among undocumented migrant workers on the eve of Donald J. Trump’s presidential inauguration.
Many Californians thought wildfires couldn’t reach deep into their cities. But the Los Angeles fires showed how older homes became fuel that fed the fires.
The phrase, which gained momentum in 2020, has resurfaced, in part because it can seem like Octavia Butler was more than a fiction writer.
The plant is one of the largest battery storage sites in the world.
Sheng Thao, who was recalled by voters in the California city in November, said last year that she had done nothing wrong. She pleaded not guilty to the charges on Friday.
The fire at the Moss Landing plant, which stores electricity for the power grid, was unrelated to wildfires in Los Angeles.
Jesus Jiménez, who started covering Southern California in December, describes how reporting on the wildfires has helped him learn about the city.
A writer from Los Angeles surveys the loss.
As a disastrous fire continues to burn on the city’s west side, some are calling Chief Kristin Crowley to account: Why wasn’t the city better prepared?
A former Army pilot. An aging helicopter. Furious winds. The race to put out the Eaton fire tested Los Angeles County’s night-flying firefighters like never before.
Awareness of doom in Los Angeles, and yet a need to push disaster away, has created a kind of collective psychosis.
The Carrs have made their life’s work honoring the dreams of their precocious son, who died suddenly at 16. They rescued some mementos and others survived when their Altadena home burned to the ground.
New York and Vermont recently passed laws like these, which require energy companies to pay climate damages and will likely face fierce challenges.
Once again, an incoming Trump White House is likely to clash with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. But the court in San Francisco has changed since 2017.
Many neighborhoods are still off-limits to residents. Evacuees say they are increasingly frustrated and at a loss over what to do next.
In fire-scarred Altadena, dozens of people are still living in their homes and surviving without electricity or clean tap water.
More than 100 videos of child sex abuse material, some of which was computer generated, have been connected to Mr. Bell, 49, according to the authorities.
“Do not drink” orders have been issued in some areas where damaged pipes that lost pressure might pull in toxic smoke and harmful chemicals that could linger in the system for years.
Online fund-raisers with stories of loss and desperation have become a symbol of the Los Angeles wildfires’ destruction. Officials warned of scammers using them to prey on people’s generosity.
The imitation meat industry is facing an identity crisis, and the challenge of convincing American consumers to make more planet-friendly choices.
While firefighters begin containing the Los Angeles wildfires, the land left behind is at a higher risk of floods and debris flows.
Adam Nagourney, a former Los Angeles bureau chief, explores the extent to which no one is immune from the threat of fires.
Hino Motors, a Toyota subsidiary, will plead guilty to conspiracy charges and pay penalties for deceiving regulators about its diesel engines, the E.P.A. said.
Evacuating a disaster is often the lifesaving choice, but it comes with short-term costs to address immediate needs and incalculable personal and financial tolls in the future.
The police in San Bernardino, Calif., said they had apprehended a man in connection with the small brush fire. The blaze’s progress had been stopped by fire crews, officials said.
¿Los incendios son la gran fuerza igualadora, divisora o unificadora de la comunidad? O ¿son todo eso a la vez?
An executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom cleared the way for more temporary housing and prohibited price gouging at rental properties to aid thousands of displaced residents.
Though landmarks were lost, the tight-knit and storied community of Topanga Canyon counts its blessings.
Instead of addressing staffing shortages on the lands the federal government manages, Republicans have proposed making them worse.
At these retreats in places like Costa Rica, California and the Berkshires, you’ll learn how to express your desires, enhance intimacy and build self-confidence.
Eleanore Park, an editor for New York Times Cooking and Food, uses skills she learned working in San Francisco restaurants.
La tarea del primer equipo internacional que se unió a las labores de contención era vigilar los lugares donde los incendios pudieran reavivarse y propagarse de nuevo.
Workers need to assess damage, clear hazardous materials and ensure that neighborhoods are safe before people can return, officials have warned.
Over 150 stray animals from the Eaton fire in Altadena are waiting to be reconnected with their owners at Pasadena Humane.
Out of desperation and a need for social bonding, volunteers have banded together to help Altadena residents.
More than a week after the wildfires ignited, the hazy numbness described by many looks a lot like grieving.
The finality of the wildfires’ destruction has taken 10 more cherished buildings — by Richard Neutra, Gregory Ain, Eric Owen Moss and others —that showed the city’s great diversity.
Health hazards from soot and smoke blown indoors onto furniture and walls can linger for months, researchers say: “Wind will get through every crack.”
The firefighters were part of the first international team to join the effort to contain the Los Angeles-area blazes.
The fund, already at $12 million, is led by the Getty and includes major museums, foundations and philanthropists.
In a market with few homes available, real estate agents are searching for the ones no one knows about.
The recently elected district attorney of Los Angeles, Nathan Hochman, signals that crime fighting will be key to the region’s resurgence from the devastating wildfires.
Conor Dougherty, who covers housing based in Los Angeles, explores the notion of where he’s from in the aftermath of the wildfires.
Julie Packard discusses highlights of her four decades with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which she has led since it opened. She’s now stepping back from the role.
The New York Times would like to help tell the stories of people who are facing this devastating reality by sharing photos and memories of what has been lost.
Readers say he lacks the qualifications and integrity to be defense secretary. Also: Heroism amid the tragedy in L.A.; alone in an empty church.
The governor lashed back after several Republican leaders said that aid to his state as it deals with deadly wildfires should be conditional.
The people flying planes and tankers involved in dousing blazes face hot, sweaty, turbulent conditions — and the risk that fire retardant won’t land where it’s needed.
Fierce winds and months of drought set the conditions for the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles, but the growth of housing in fire-prone areas also played a major role.
The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to come.
In an era of climate catastrophe, the government must take action to save home insurance — and homeownership.
The fresh air came after days of acrid smoke from wildfires, but officials warned that conditions could rapidly worsen again.
Californians are worried that the blazes, which have damaged thousands of homes, will make the city’s housing crisis worse.
The Palisades and Eaton fires have ravaged Los Angeles for more than a week.
While many Angelenos have been devastated by the fires, others in the sprawling city have had to balance helping out with “normal life.”
On Tuesday afternoon, forecasters at the National Weather Service dropped their most severe warnings for the rest of the day. But the alerts will be back in place early Wednesday.
In Altadena, a network of home gardeners answer the call to build a free “library” of plant seeds.
Although the National Weather Service downgraded the severity of its forecast on Tuesday, forecasters expect higher wind gusts on Wednesday that could lead to “explosive fire growth.”
For Black residents, Altadena represented something more than suburban living. It was a foothold in generational prosperity.
The size of the huge blazes, along with difficult weather conditions and the emergence of smaller fires, have extended firefighters’ timelines. “It’s going to be a slow, arduous process,” one official said.
State regulators said the measures would probably have been rejected by the Trump administration and that they would focus on homegrown legal strategies instead.
Matt Stevens, an arts and culture reporter based in Los Angeles, finds a personal connection between fires past and present.
Some teachers are scrambling to find temporary housing, even as they hope to return soon to their classrooms.
Ron Rivlin said he had lost about 30 works by Andy Warhol — and dozens more by other artists — when his Pacific Palisades home was destroyed.
Se calcula que unas 100.000 partituras del innovador compositor del siglo XX quedaron destruidas cuando el incendio de Pacific Palisades calcinó la editorial musical fundada por sus herederos.
The new fire, in Ventura County northwest of Los Angeles, covers 56 acres and is 0 percent contained, officials said.
We explain why the Los Angeles fires have been so hard to contain.
La situación en el sur de California es “particularmente peligrosa”.
California has focused on fortifying communities against wildfires. Why was it not enough?
Recovering from a disaster requires patience. And many working people — especially those whose wealth is tied up in their homes — might reconsider remaining.
Because of costs, few movies are shot locally, leaving the industry in a surreal spot: reeling from personal loss with much of the business untouched.
En las colinas sobre Pacific Palisades, hay cinta de escena del crimen y escombros esparcidos, pistas sobre lo que pudo causar el incendio inicial que acabó arrasando miles de estructuras.
Hundreds of people trying to visit properties inside the zone in coastal Los Angeles were turned away on Monday. Frustration was mounting.
Officials are probing whether electrical equipment sparked the Los Angeles fires. Such infrastructure has ignited vast destruction in recent years.
The man and his son, who both used wheelchairs, called for help in evacuating from the Eaton fire in California. They were found dead later that day, and now their family is asking what happened.
More than 90,000 people under evacuation orders are making do however they can.
Altadena residents said in separate lawsuits that the utility’s electrical equipment had sparked the fire, which grew to consume 14,000 acres.
From a red flag to a particularly dangerous situation, here’s how to understand some of the alerts going around.
The wildfires have become some of the most destructive blazes in California history, razing neighborhoods and forcing thousands to evacuate their homes.
Anthony Herrera never evacuated his Altadena home during the Eaton fire last week, and said he was told by the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department that if he leaves now, he can’t return.
Karen Bass ha sido criticada por estar fuera del país cuando estallaron los incendios forestales. Antes de asumir el cargo, prometió en una entrevista reducir sus viajes por el mundo y centrarse en la ciudad.
Monday night’s game in Arizona between the Los Angeles Rams and the Minnesota Vikings is the first time the league has relocated a postseason game since 1936.
As of Monday morning, the official number of missing persons included 17 in the area of the Eaton fire near Pasadena, and six in the Malibu area near the Palisades fire.
Douglas Chrismas, who was found guilty last May on three counts of embezzlement from his gallery’s bankruptcy estate, is to report to prison on Feb. 17.
Rebuilding areas ravaged by wildfires will present a daunting challenge, but the flip side could be the “compelling image of a city emerging from the ashes.”
In the hills above Pacific Palisades, there is crime scene tape and scattered debris, clues to what may have caused the initial fire that eventually raged through thousands of structures.
Another prolonged round of gusty Santa Ana winds was hitting the area on Tuesday.
Kellen Browning, a reporter based in San Francisco who has been covering the wildfires, was getting requests from evacuees, and he had a decision to make.
Readers urge public officials to take action on climate change rather than casting blame. Also: Teflon Don; the Gulf of America; treating schizophrenia.
Mientras el fuego catastrófico arde, las personas afectadas pueden ver el desarrollo de la tragedia minuto a minuto con sus cámaras de seguridad.
The governor of California has called for “a Marshall Plan” to rebuild the fire-ravaged city. But big questions loom about more ambitious and costly projects, including the 2028 Summer Olympic Games.
The world’s richest person has stoked outrage about the devastating wildfires and efforts to tackle them. On Sunday, he said he would help provide internet access to areas in need in Los Angeles.
Plus, remembering a civil rights Freedom Rider.
Silicon Valley billionaires are throwing their support behind the president-elect.
At this point, we’d take concepts of a plan.
A contemporary house in Idyllwild, a midcentury modern home in Palm Springs and a Queen Anne Revival in Napa.
A 2008 fire gutted a mobile home park in the suburb of Sylmar. Last week, the Hurst fire came frighteningly close, and residents still haven’t let their guard down.
Tras el rápido avance del incendio de Palisades, se emitió una orden de evacuación obligatoria para la zona de Brentwood. Esto es lo que sabemos.
Tejal Rao, a Times food critic who lives in Los Angeles, explores the fleeting nature of safety after the fires.
She asked the streaming service to push back the release of her new series, “With Love, Meghan,” which pays tribute to the beauty of Southern California.
Mayor Karen Bass of Los Angeles has been criticized for being out of the country when the wildfires broke out. Three years ago, she promised in an interview to cut back on her world travel and focus on the city.
Hiring a private fire crew costs thousands of dollars a day, and most work through government contracts or with insurance companies. Some wealthy property owners are calling them in directly.
The blaze, which has burned 23,700 acres in western Los Angeles since starting on Jan. 7, has been tricky to wrangle. Its northern edge, including Mandeville Canyon, is the area of biggest concern, said Robert Clark of Cal Fire.
California is one of America’s most difficult and costly places to build — a driving factor behind the state’s longstanding affordable housing shortage.
The police in Tustin, Calif., said the Humvees, as well as binoculars, bayonets and machine gun vehicle mounts, had been stolen from an Army Reserve Center.
As catastrophic fires consume homes in California, the owners can watch the unfolding tragedy through Ring and Nest cameras.
Thousands of wildfires rage across California every year. No matter where you are, it’s important to learn how to minimize their threat.
After a brief break on Sunday afternoon, another prolonged round of gusty Santa Ana winds is expected to develop, forecasters say.
A third of eastern Malibu has been destroyed by the blaze, including the communities of Big Rock and Carbon Mesa and a famed stretch of Pacific Coast Highway, officials said.
Los Angeles seemed like paradise. Who could have imagined where it would lead?
Mandeville Canyon Road, including multimillion-dollar homes with panoramic city views, was out of immediate danger for now, fire officials said.
Days after a devastating wildfire, residents of Pacific Palisades have started sifting through the ruins, and their memories.
Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles County authorities have invited President-elect Donald J. Trump to tour the devastation, but he has not publicly responded.
At least 16 people have died in the blaze, east of downtown Los Angeles. Officials expect the number to rise as the police make their way through devastated neighborhoods.
The Los Angeles wildfires destroyed mobile homes, leaving people who saved to build a middle-class life digging through rubble for anything that remained.