Even as fire turned Santa Monica an apocalyptic shade of orange, hired hands went about their business as if it were just another day on the job. “We gotta pay bills,” said one UPS driver. “It’s not like they’re gonna pay us to stop working and leave.”
The state’s largest school district will keep campuses closed Friday as students and employees grapple with evacuations, power outages and poor air quality.
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A preliminary report by Accuweather estimated the cost of the wildfires ravaging L.A. County at more than $50 billion, a total that would make it one of the costliest natural disasters in recent U.S. history.
The NBA has postponed the Lakers game against the Hornets scheduled for Thursday at Crypto.com Arena due to ongoing L.A. County wildfires.
President Biden is expected to address the nation today about the fires devastating Los Angeles.
Local fire officials acknowledged Wednesday that they were overwhelmed by the power and size of the four major fires burning in Los Angeles County.
California offers great gifts and great risks. Steve Lopez weighs them all as he gets ready for a possible evacuation from the brutal Eaton fire.
The brush fire appeared to be a spot fire caused by the strong winds pushing flames and embers from the Palisades fire, said Margaret Stewart with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, who represented the East Bay in Congress for over two decades, announced plans to run for mayor of Oakland in a special election.
