State says no toxic risk from Woolsey fire that burned old nuclear site in Simi Valley
The Woolsey Fire, an out-of-control wildfire that started in Ventura County and moved into Malibu, where it is consuming homes along the coastal community, began as a brush fire near the site of a partial nuclear meltdown at a laboratory in Simi Valley, officials said Friday. This has raised concerns for some watchdog groups, neighbors…
36 hours of turmoil: Ventura County local helps sister evacuate fire as she grieves 4 slain Borderline pals
For 36 hours, her world was tossed into turmoil. Even as college student Madison Means grieved Friday for four of her pals killed in the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill, she was forced to react to another emergency: helping her sister suddenly leave home under mandatory evacuation orders as a wildfire approached….
Camp Pendleton battalion honored with homecoming parade in San Clemente
Marines from nearby Camp Pendleton were celebrated Friday, Nov. 9, during a homecoming parade that stretched through San Clemente and ended at Park Semper Fi. The Marines, assigned to the 2nd Battalion/4th Marines, were recognized for their recent six-month deployment to Australia. Hundreds of Marines from a Camp Pendleton’s 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, who recently…
Anaheim ballot measure to raise resort worker wages holds onto lead
Though the election was several days ago, the fate of an Anaheim ballot measure that would raise the minimum wage for some Anaheim Resort District workers remained uncertain on Friday, Nov. 9, with Measure L holding a lead of just over 1,000 votes with more ballots yet to be counted. The results have been close…
The new boomtowns: Why more people are relocating to ‘secondary’ cities
By Michele Lerner, Special to The Washington Post As they began planning their future together, Ashley Brown and her fiance, Aaron Shuman, concluded that they could no longer remain in Los Angeles because it was getting much too expensive. “Our rent in L.A. was $1,500 for a tiny, 650-square-foot apartment with no amenities,” says Brown,…
Kim and Kourtney Kardashian among those evacuating due to Woolsey fire in Calabasas area
Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian West are among those evacuating the Calabasas area early Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, due to the Woolsey fire’s spread into the area. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images) Kim Kardashian West and Kourtney Kardashian have fled the Calabasas area as of early Friday due to evacuations ordered in the wake of…
Fast-moving wildfire ravages Northern California town; More blazes erupt in Southern California
By DON THOMPSON and JOCELYN GECKER PARADISE, Calif. — A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a Northern California town Thursday sent residents racing to escape on roads that turned into tunnels of fire as thick smoke darkened the daytime sky. Several thousand buildings were destroyed by flames, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection official…
‘It was just mayhem’: Gunman kills 12 inside Thousand Oaks bar
The bouncer was the first to fall, shot repeatedly by a black-clad gunman who targeted Borderline Bar and Grill for unknown reasons on a night when the pub was filled with college students who only wanted to dance and drink and laugh and flirt. Matthew Curry heard the shots, four or five loud booms….
Here’s how those Santa Ana winds get started and grow stronger
Mountains and canyons provide narrow passages that accelerate winds, which can carry embers that touch off new fires