The recent spate of LA fires has led many different parties to re-examine state and local approaches to building approval.
The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to consider a building permit "self-certification" program, which would allow ...
As the effort continued to clear fire debris from residential properties in the Eaton and Palisades burn areas, the city of Los Angeles opened a specialized planning office Thursday designed to ...
But in 2021, the state Legislature ordered Cal Fire to expand the mapping to include “high” hazard zones so the Legislature could apply fire-safety building ... but the Los Angeles firestorms ...
Housing nonprofits Yes in My Back Yard and Californians for Homeownership sued the city of Los Angeles on Thursday, alleging ...
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Council voted 10-5 on Wednesday to include an analysis of a proposed fire safety bond measure in a broader list of 12 potential ballot items, a move that ...
Our landscape practice, led by Katherine Harvey, has always understood that urban design is an act of collective imagination.
As crews work to clean up from the Los Angeles wildfires, city officials and residents are opposing the designation of a federally owned park to process hazardous waste The Los Angeles Police ...
A month after wildfire took their homes and community, Pacific Palisades residents want an assessment of how mistakes in fire preparedness and evacuation planning can be avoided next time.
An investigation has found that hundreds of fire hydrants spanning throughout Los Angeles may be in need of repair, despite being flagged by firefighters for maintenance as far back as a year ago.
Los Angeles is bracing for a storm expected to track over the city on Thursday, potentially dropping heavy rain.