| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Tuesday, January 28, 2025 |
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Black Households Disproportionately Impacted by Eaton Fire Black residents of Altadena were disproportionately impacted by the Eaton Fire’s devastation, both in the concentration of households within the burn area and the percentage of homes that were destroyed or sustained major damage, according to a UCLA study released Tuesday. According to the report by the UCLA Ralph J. Bunche Center for African American […]
LA Board Issues Review of Emergency Notification System The county Board of Supervisors approved a motion Tuesday calling for an independent review of the emergency notification systems used during fires and other crises to inform residents of evacuation orders, following faulty alerts. The notification system generated complaints in the early days of the Los Angeles-area firestorm when several erroneous alerts were sent to […]
LA Supervisors Approve $32M Fire Recovery Fund The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal Tuesday to create a Fire Recovery Fund to provide direct cash aid to wildfire victims, with an initial bankroll of $32.2 million. The motion calls for the county to initially allocate the $32.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars, with the departments of Economic […]
LA Council Approves Transfer of Surplus Revenue to Reserve Fund The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday authorized a transfer of $219.3 million in surplus revenue from the Department of Water and Power to the reserve fund as elected officials continue to grapple with fiscal concerns. In a unanimous vote, council members approved an ordinance to direct the transfer of money from the utility’s power revenue […]
US Army Corps of Engineers Approved to Clear Debris “Right of Entry” forms giving the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to clear debris of wildfire-destroyed homes became available for affected property owners Tuesday, as Gov. Gavin Newsom said authorities are expediting the debris clearance process to get the rebuilding process moving. The debris removal process is currently in Phase 1, which is the removal […]
Palisades Residents Able to Return as Evacuations Lifted, Full Fire Contained With the burn area nearly fully contained, final evacuation orders stemming from the deadly Palisades Fire were lifted, allowing residents Tuesday to return to their properties, but another death tied to the fire was confirmed. The orders for the final two neighborhoods within the city of Los Angeles portion of the fire area were lifted […]
Eaton Fire 99% Contained After Rainfall The deadly Eaton Fire in the Pasadena and Altadena areas is almost fully contained Tuesday, and fears of flooding or debris flows from weekend rains are easing as the storm system moved off to the east. The Eaton Fire has burned 14,021 acres in Altadena and Pasadena since Jan. 7, leaving at least 17 people […]
No Sign of Dangerous Winds, New Wildfires as LA Cools Down With the Los Angeles area’s major wildfires all nearing full completion, cooler and drier weather will dominate for the next few days — with no signs of any immediate return of dangerous Santa Ana wind conditions or precipitation that could spark debris flows. National Weather Service forecasters said Tuesday’s high temperatures will be about 3 […]
Hughes Fire 98% Contained, Castaic Lake Evacuations Lifted Containment of the Hughes Fire near Castaic Lake was at 98% Tuesday, with crews primarily seeking out and extinguishing lingering hot spots in the burn area and all residents now allowed to return to their homes. Most evacuation orders were lifted as of Saturday, according to Cal Fire, but some areas remained under an evacuation […]
OC Fair CEO Michele Richards to Retire Prior to Annual Festival Orange County Fair CEO Michele Richards said Tuesday that she will retire this spring before the annual fair in Costa Mesa. Richards intends to move to Georgia to be more involved in caring for family members, officials said. “It has been a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead this organization, to serve the community and to bring […]
Alleged Gunman in Woodland Hills Doctor Murder Pleads Not Guilty The accused gunman in the killing of a Woodland Hills doctor, whose death prosecutors believe was the result of a murder-for-hire scheme orchestrated by the victim’s ex-wife, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and other charges. Evan Hardman, 41, of Tomball, Texas, remains jailed without bail pending his next scheduled court appearance on March 17, […]
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