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Los Angeles mayor's race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire

The Independent UK

LA mayor ordered fire department to downplay failures in fighting historic wildfires, report says

The new head of the Los Angeles Fire Department admitted last month the after-action report was edited to ‘soften language and reduce explicit criticism’

The Independent UK

EPA administrator outlines Trump's plan speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by LA wildfires

Trump administration officials traveled to Los Angeles to outline the president’s plan to override state and local rules and speed up the permitting process for reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes destroyed by last year’s wildfires

The Independent UK

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Trump signs order to speed up rebuilds of homes affected by 2025 LA wildfires

LA mayor calls order, which seeks to let people rebuild without permitting requirements, a ‘political stunt’

The Guardian - US

The rise and fall of Gregory Bovino, US border patrol’s menacing provoker-in-chief

Official who said Alex Pretti wanted to ‘massacre’ agents relegated to bench as White House appears to change tack

The Guardian - US

The Hills star Spencer Pratt announces run for mayor of Los Angeles

He made the announcement at the They Let Us Burn rally on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Spencer Pratt's mayoral bid slammed

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass's team have hit out at Spencer Pratt's bid to take her job and suggested it is simply a publicity stunt.

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Reality TV star Spencer Pratt launches LA mayoral bid on wildfire anniversary

Pratt, who lost home in Palisades fire and has been vocal critic of city leaders, says system is ‘fundamentally broken’

The Guardian - US

One dead in California floods as state braces for brutal week of Christmas storms

An atmospheric river is forecast to drive storms across the state this week, bringing rain, high winds and risk of floods

The Guardian - US

Trump says Rob Reiner's death caused by "Trump derangement syndrome"

Reiner and his wife were found dead at home over the weekend.

Axios

Family member questioned after Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles, AP source says

A law enforcement official says investigators have been questioning a family member of director-actor Rob Reiner Rob Reiner and his wife Michele after they were found dead at their home in Los Angeles

The Independent UK

'What a Huge Loss': Hollywood and Political Figures React to Rob Reiner's Death as Tributes Pour In

Tributes from celebrities and political figures pour in following the tragic deaths of Hollywood director and activist Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 68, in their Los Angeles home.

International Business Times UK

Hollywood reacts in shock to death of Rob Reiner: ‘One of the greatest film-makers ever’

Actors, directors and politicians voice their sadness after bodies of Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner were found by authorities

The Guardian - US

‘It feels endless’: despite misplaced fanfare about a model home, LA struggles to rebuild

As LA’s mayor touted a developer’s model home, residents of Altadena and Pacific Palisades wrangle for insurance payouts

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Accountable to No One: What 1990s L.A. Teaches Us About the Trump Resistance

Danny Goldberg, whose new book chronicles the post-Rodney King push to remove LAPD Chief Daryl Gates, talks about parallels between 1992 and the Trump era.

The Guardian - US

‘Living an American nightmare’: LA hearing details lasting trauma of ICE raids

Southern California residents shared disastrous effects of Trump’s immigration crackdown at a congressional hearing

Reason

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Says You Can Defeat NIMBYism by Building Less

Plus: The DOJ and RealPage reach a settlement, the ROAD to Housing Act hits a speed bump, and Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani talk housing policy.

The Guardian - US

Scrutiny grows over LA fire origins after bombshell report: ‘Our Pearl Harbor moment’

Reports that fire crews were ordered to leave original site of blaze prompt tough questions for city and LAFD leaders

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The Independent UK

Atmospheric river hits Southern California with risks of flash floods in fire-ravaged areas, ccoast

An unusually strong storm system called an atmospheric river was dousing Southern California on Saturday, prompting flood warnings in areas of coastal Los Angeles County that recently were ravaged by wildfires

Reason

The Democratic Thrill for Mamdani Is a Tell

What political insurgencies can teach us about major parties

The Independent UK

LA mayor picks new fire chief to fill void following most destructive wildfire in city history

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months she ousted the previous chief over handling of the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history

International Business Times UK

California Braces for Early-Season Storm; Flash Flood Watch Issued for Most of LA County

Southern California has been placed under a flash flood watch as a severe storm brings heavy rain, strong winds, and the risk of debris flows.

The Independent UK

Rare October storm brings heavy rain and possible mudslides to Southern California

Some homes have been ordered evacuated in wildfire-scarred Los Angeles neighborhoods as Southern California was hit by a rare October storm that was expected to pummel the region with heavy rain, high winds and possible mudslides

Reason

Is New Housing Popular?

It depends who you ask, how you ask, and when you ask.

International Business Times UK

What Caused the Fire at the Chevron Oil Refinery Fire in El Segundo? What We Know So Far

A major blaze at Chevron's El Segundo refinery lit up Los Angeles on 2 October. The fire was contained to a jet-fuel unit, no injuries were reported, and the cause is under investigation.

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