When houses are fuel: Why firefighting was no match for a California disaster decades in the making
As the California fires burn, experts say firefighters can only do so much in extreme conditions. Instead, people must ...
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No. 17 UCSB Women’s Water Polo with Doubleheader Sweep of UC Merced
The No. 17 UC Santa Barbara Women's Water Polo team got its 2025 campaign off on the right foot Saturday afternoon, scoring 48 goals across two games to ...
San Francisco sees big drop in economic rankings, while smaller California cities rise
Three California cities showed the largest increases and decreases in an annual report of the best-performing cities in the ...
‘Evacuation fatigue’ sets in for Southern Californians yet to return home after wildfires
Frustrated Los Angeles County evacuees are anxious to return to their houses to survey damage, retrieve necessities, figure ...
The End of L.A.’s Magical Thinking
Because there will be a next fire. The vegetation—fire fuel—will grow back, fire season will keep lengthening into wind ...
What We Know About What Led to the L.A. Wildfires
We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- think contributed.
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California Poet Laureate To Visit Merced Arts Center
The Merced Multicultural Arts Center (MAC) continues its efforts to support local artists and expand the community’s access ...
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L.A. Fire-Fueling Winds Slow Down, Offering a Short Reprieve. What Are the Santa Ana Winds, and Why Do They Fan the Flames?
In recent days, however, the region’s powerful Santa Ana winds—which have been fanning the flames—have begun to slow down.
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‘Weather whiplash’ threatens California with more misery
A continuation of dry conditions means more kindling for fires raging in the region. But heavy rainfall brings its own ...
Immigrant US farmworkers prepare for Trump mass deportation plan
About half of U.S. farmworkers are undocumented. Some are assigning guardians to U.S.-born children in case of detainment.