Funding fire services amid city budget deficit: will there be cutbacks?
The fire disaster is top of mind as the City of San Diego allocates their yearly budget. This comes as the City of Los Angeles has been widely criticized for their handling of recent Santa Ana ...
Is it a ‘wildfire’ or a ‘power line fire’? This distinction matters.
Re “Wildfires burn out of control as winds shriek through L.A.” (Jan. 9): I’m a professor at the University of San Diego’s ...
Pacific Palisades couple seeks fresh start in San Diego after losing home in wildfire
A Pacific Palisades couple fled a fire that destroyed their home Tuesday. Now in San Diego, the Polakoffs seek housing near ...
As Santa Ana winds subside in San Diego County, SDG&E restores power
Amid an already dry winter season, the first Santa Ana wind event of 2025 is elevating fire danger this week and threatening ...
Los Angeles fires bring back memories of devastation from San Diego's 2003 Cedar Fire
As wildfires tear through Los Angeles, the images of devastation are all too familiar to many across San Diego County, bringing back memories of destructive blazes in the past – and the long, ...
From yoga to nonprofits, San Diego steps up to help Los Angeles County wildfire survivors
San Diegans are banding together to help victims of the Los Angeles County wildfires, as they face a long road to recovery.
From smoke to roaring flames: Inside the first hours of the deadly Pacific Palisades fire
The largest wildfire to hit Los Angeles this week rapidly tore through homes and communities, whipped by winds that sent embers skyward.
Congress braces for California wildfire fallout
House lawmakers are bracing for what could be a contentious battle over emergency spending in the wake of the wildfires that ...