In January 2025, the Palisades Fire grew from 10 acres to 200 acres in 20 minutes. More than 11,000 people had to evacuate at once on roads designed for ordinary traffic. Cupertino is not Los Angeles.

Ben Crump, a prominent civil rights attorney, said Thursday he was gathering evidence for a federal discrimination lawsuit against Los Angeles County to investigate whether discrimination played a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California has launched an independent investigation into the emergency response to the Eaton Fire and “the disproportionately ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than a year after the devastating Eaton fire — and following months of mounting pressure from survivors — ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's top prosecutor announced a civil rights investigation Thursday into how delayed evacuations impacted a historically Black community ravaged by one of last year's deadly ...