When the week began, L.A. city and county officials faced demands to move more swiftly in hauling away debris. When it ended, critics charged that they were moving too fast.

Rain and cooler temperatures will bring relief to Southern California this weekend, after a prolonged stretch of dry, breezy ...

Peter Dreier, an urban and environmental policy professor at Occidental College, joins The Excerpt to discuss the worsening ...

President Donald Trump wants to give preference to traditional and classical designs, a plan that could saddle us with ...

Building in Los Angeles is already notoriously tough due to a maze of permits ... barring city employees from aiding Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless required by federal law. But on Monday, ...

Los Angeles has wildfire policies that are far tougher than many of those in Western states. The destruction from the recent fires shows there are still major gaps to address.

Nearly a month since several blazes ignited across Los Angeles County, the channels of communications have been established ...

Bass' order would instruct the Department of Building and Safety ... as well as state and federal funding needed for recovery efforts. A Los Angeles veterinarian and his family are now sleeping ...

Federal buildings "should respect regional, traditional and classical architectural heritage," per the executive order. President Donald Trump's initial executive orders as he returned to the White ...

"If you've been affected by the wildfires in Southern California, apply for federal assistance ... gouging on building materials, construction and storage services in Los Angeles County through ...

The old legacy building was still pretty intact ... Vice President Kamala Harris has been briefed on the wildfires engulfing Los Angeles and the federal action taken to respond to the disaster, the ...