$1.4 Trillion Wildfire Threat Hiding in U.S. Neighborhoods

Claire O’Connor had a hard time believing her Pacific Palisades, CA, home carried any real wildfire risk—even after her insurance policy was dropped in November 2024. “I mean, as if our house... Read more »
Six Unlicensed Contractors Arrested in Pacific Palisades Wildfire Sting

Six Unlicensed Contractors Arrested in Pacific Palisades Wildfire Sting

Six people have been charged with felonies after allegedly posing as licensed contractors in the Pacific Palisades wildfire disaster zone, where prosecutors say they submitted more than $1.2 million in bids for... Read more »
California Wildfire Survivors Band Together—Against Their Insurers

California Wildfire Survivors Band Together—Against Their Insurers

For Marjan Rajabi, it started as a black cloud she could see from her backyard. Then it kept growing. Soon the evacuation order came. Five days later, she was standing on the... Read more »
California Wildfire Survivors Band Together—Against Their Insurers

Gov. Gavin Newsom Asks To Extend FEMA Funding for California Wildfire Survivors

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the federal government to extend Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance to survivors of last year’s wildfires as they struggle to rebuild. If approved, the 12-month extension... Read more »