Mayor Karen Bass and chief recovery officer Steve Soboroff said the city would soon hire an outside firm to represent the city's interests in wildfire relief efforts.| Los Angeles Times
Get informed on the latest news and statistics on housing and homelessness in L.A., California, and throughout the U.S.| Los Angeles Times
The affluent coastal enclave has remained closed to the public since the devastating January wildfire, months after other fire-damaged neighborhoods reopened.| Los Angeles Times
Less than 48 hours before the planned reopening, the state said it remains "in the dark" regarding the city of Los Angeles' plans for providing security to the fire-ravaged Pacific Palisades.| Los Angeles Times
It could rain for many hours each day in the middle of next week as the edge of one of these storms takes a swing into Southern California, forecasters say.| Los Angeles Times
For the last few weeks, a team of investigators from the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has worked out of a command post near a popular hiking trail, where officials believe the Palisades fire began around 10:30 a.m. Jan. 7.| Los Angeles Times
For the first time since the devastating Palisades fire ignited on Jan. 7, all Pacific Palisades residents can now return to their properties.| Los Angeles Times
Thunderstorms and heavier showers are most likely to occur through Monday afternoon, raising the risk of debris flows and mudslides in burn areas.| Los Angeles Times
After authorities reopened parts of Altadena for the first time since the Eaton fire, residents returned to a grim checkerboard of destroyed homes next to others that were largely spared.| Los Angeles Times
Mayor Karen Bass selected developer and civic leader Steve Soboroff to lead Los Angeles' recovery and rebuilding efforts in the wake of the Palisades fire.| Los Angeles Times
The City Council's 11-2 vote to confirm Jim McDonnell as the next LAPD chief came amid renewed scrutiny of his record on immigration enforcement as president-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office.| Los Angeles Times
Businesses that survived the Los Angeles fires are still hoping for a return to normalcy and grappling with the impact the destruction has had. As customers slowly return to a changed landscape, some wonder how long it will take to get back to business as usual.| Los Angeles Times
'Mom, are we going to have to run?' Here's how the first 24 hours of our unprecedented conflagration unfolded across L.A. County| Los Angeles Times