Woolsey fire forces partial evacuation of LA’s West Hills
The Woolsey fire moved into the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles Friday night and some evacuations have been put into place. All homes in West Hills, west of Valley Circle, from Roscoe Boulevard to Vanowen Street are under mandatory evacuation orders, according to the LA City Fire Department. The alert went out at 6:45 p.m….
Paradise fire becomes one of California’s worst: 6,700 structures lost; at least nine dead
The sign that greets visitors to this town in the Sierra Nevada foothills proudly states: “May you find Paradise to be all its name implies.” But after a fast-moving wildfire ravaged this community of 27,000 people, forcing thousands to flee by car and on foot, Paradise has become something else…
Santa Monica Mountains communities can’t escape the wrath of the Woolsey fire
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…