Two peer-reviewed studies led by UCLA researchers have documented the severe air quality impacts of recent California wildfires, revealing how dangerous smoke particles spread across communities and highlighting gaps in
The Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) will reopen to all drivers Friday morning, ahead of schedule and in time for Memorial Day weekend, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday.
The iconic
Rossana Valverde’s Pasadena home of 35 years is still standing after Los Angeles County’s devastating January fires — but more than 100 days later, she and her husband still
Nearly four months after wildfires reduced thousands of Los Angeles-area homes to rubble and ash, some residents are starting to rebuild.
In the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, construction workers recently began
A single-engine plane made an emergency landing Friday on the golf course at Riviera Country Club, startling golfers at the prestigious venue that will host the 2028 Olympic golf competition.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday the launch of an artificial intelligence-driven software system aimed at accelerating building permit approvals for communities recovering from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires.
The
In the shadow of the most devastating natural disaster in Los Angeles County history, regional leaders, UCLA faculty and policymakers gathered at the 2025 Luskin Summit this week with a
By Ben Christopher, CalMatters
The speedy processing of building permit applications is not typically considered a popular political cause.
The recent Los Angeles firestorm may have changed that.
Thousands of
After a traumatic week of school closures due to the Palisades Fire, students have begun to return to some Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) campuses.
On Monday, SMMUSD campuses
When asked what having the 2028 Olympics Beach Volleyball games take place in Santa Monica meant to him, Pacific Palisades native Miles Partain said he’s already made some plans for the occasion.
On Monday, Partain and his partner, Rancho Palos Verdes’ Andy Benesh, moved into the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics volleyball bracket, defeating Italy’s Samuele Cottafava and Paolo Nicolai in straight sets.
Pacific Palisades native and Palisades High School graduate Miles Partain has the distinction of being the youngest-ever member of Team USA’s Men’s Beach Volleyball unit, and the 22-year-old has already made a difference in Paris.
