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Soil tests downwind of Eaton fire find higher lead levels; contaminant hotspots present in Palisades
Los Angeles County Public Health released the preliminary findings of a soil sampling study done in both fire areas. Here’s ...
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The 90 Freeway explained
Where are they? Today, the freeway exists on the Westside in Marina del Rey for only a few miles before it connects to the 405 Freeway. Forty miles away, the route picks up as Imperial Highway before ...
Could utility gear set your neighborhood on fire? California risk maps are 8 years old
Weeks after deadly fires swept through Los Angeles County, the state regulator in charge of overseeing utility companies declined a request that would have required California’s largest utilities to ...
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Here’s where you can monitor progress on Measure HLA
The goal of Measure HLA is to speed up progress on Mobility Plan 2035, a policy the city approved a decade ago that ...
Hantavirus caused three recent deaths in California. Here’s what to know about the virus
Mono County, in the Mammoth Lakes area, reported three deaths related to hantavirus. Here's what Los Angeles County residents ...
These 34 hikes and picnic sites are reopening after the L.A. fires
Trails in both the San Gabriel and Santa Monica Mountains were closed in January because of the Eaton and Palisades fires. In ...