California fires updates: Monday, Feb. 3

PCH reopens in Malibu, Palisades area remains closed Although the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu is reopened, the general public is still not allowed into the Palisades area. LOS ANGELES - With the Jan. 2025 wildfires in Southern California now fully …

California Faces Mudslide Threat From Flooding Rains After Wildfires

(Bloomberg) -- Weeks after wildfires that killed at least 29 people and destroyed entire neighborhoods, Southern California is facing another extreme-weather threat: Too much rain. Most Read from Bloomberg After drenching the northern part of the state, a …

Five deadly plane crashes in California's history

The midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter that left 67 people dead near Washington, D.C., and the air ambulance crash in Philadelphia that left seven people dead came amid a heartbreaking anniversary for California. Friday …

Avalon Theater Tiles Romanticize Southern California

Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee The elegant façade of the Avalon Theater on Milwaukee’s Kinnickinnic Avenue in the Bay View neighborhood. Photo by Ben Tyjeski. Many theaters from the 1920s were named Avalon, but few if any of them …

Which industries are hiring in Southern California?

Southern California had record employment as 2024 ended, but not every industry was in a hiring mood. My trusty spreadsheet, filled with state job figures that aren’t adjusted for seasonal swings, found an all-time high 8.1 million jobs in December in Los …

California Wildfires Costs Balloons Past $4 Billion, but ‘LA Rises’ Offers Hope

The devastating wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County earlier this year have left a trail of destruction and financial strain. Preliminary data shows that insurance companies have already paid over $4 billion for losses tied to the Palisades and …

California Tahoe Conservancy looks back at its 40th year: Highlights from 2024

LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. – The State of California established the California Tahoe Conservancy in 1984 with a mission to restore and enhance the natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe Basin. In the decades that followed, the agency did so by …

Which industries are hiring in Southern California?

CA Governor Candidate Sharifah Hardie Announces Economic Revival Plan to Boost Jobs and Restore Wealth to California

Sharifah Hardie unveils bold economic plan to revitalize California, restore jobs, attract businesses, and create lasting wealth for all residents. LONG BEACH, CA, UNITED STATES, February 3, 2025 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Sharifah Hardie, a bold and …

Make California Safe Again: Bill Introduced to Cut Sanctuary Cities’ Federal Funding

It is time for Congress to hold sanctuary cities accountable. Sanctuary State California may be about to get a comeuppance: A proposed bill in the U.S. Senate would allow the victims of crimes committed by illegal alien to sue the sanctuary cities that …