California coastal crisis: A neighborhood is drifting into the ocean
Rancho Palos Verdes is moving toward the ocean about 80 times faster than it was in 2022, “more than enough to put human life and infrastructure at risk.” ...
LA coastal area prone to landslides quickly inches into ocean every week, NASA finds
The Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County continues to inch toward the ocean posing danger to life and infrastructure, ...
Part of California is shifting toward the ocean at 4 inches per week
A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope toward the Pacific Ocean at a rapid rate, according to NASA.
California coastal community shifts 4 inches closer to the ocean each week: NASA
A coastal community in Southern California is shifting downslope toward the Pacific Ocean at a rapid rate, according to NASA.
Orange County school employee arrested for ‘dating’ student
A 31-year-old elementary school employee in Orange County is facing charges of sexual assault after reportedly carrying on a ...
California should expedite rules that could have helped mitigate L.A. fires, lawmakers say
Lawmakers are calling on the state to expedite rules for ember-resistant defensible space zones around homes that some ...
NWS warns: Air quality alert issued for Los Angeles area Sunday
An air quality alert was issued on Saturday at 11:09 a.m. in effect until Sunday at 11:15 a.m. The alert is for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, Riverside County ...
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Outpacing Government? Lessons from Watch Duty’s Rise
Watch Duty’s success raises questions about why citizen-led tech is outpacing government emergency response efforts. The company’s co-founder explores the lessons agencies can learn from this ...
The L.A. Fires Were a Crisis Comms Nightmare. Why?
As a crisis communications professional who lived through the fires, here’s what I think could have been done differently.
Too little, too late: Residents say they were in the dark as fire spread with no evacuation order
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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The Los Angeles County fires devastated homes in the wildland urban interface. Here’s what that is
A CalMatters analysis has found that as of 2020, nearly 14 million Californians lived in the sprawling 7-million-acre zone that makes up the wildland urban interface. And when fires sweep through it, ...