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Why was it so hard to evacuate west Altadena? The area where 17 people perished is about 2½ miles from the fire’s ignition point. Unlike Pacific Palisades, most homes were in the flatlands, built on a grid with multiple escape routes. with Grace Toohey latimes.com/world-nation/s…

⚠️ 🪫 So if you, like me, are now wondering, “Wait, how DO you safely dispose of 1 million pounds of highly flammable lithium-ion batteries?” then boy, do I have the story for you. (It involves a large machine named Pork Roll, manufactured in New Jersey.) latimes.com/california/sto…

In L.A.'s South Bay, and I very much felt this quake. A woman I interviewed near the epicenter said it went on for a while, and was strong. “It was pretty scary, it shook everything," she said. But so far, no reports of damage, injuries. W/ Ron Lin latimes.com/california/sto…

We knew it took way too long for west Altadena to be evacuated during the Eaton fire, but this review of 911 call logs shows, so clearly, just how deadly it was. Amazing story and graphics from Rebecca Ellis Vanessa Martínez Koko Nakajima & Sean Greene latimes.com/california/sto…

‘A person who deserved it’: Homeless man wins $1 million in California scratcher, store manager says ✍️⁦ Grace Toohey⁩ latimes.com/california/sto…

Adult pelicans are falling victim to toxic algae bloom. Now their babies are starving too. latimes.com/california/sto… Via Grace Toohey.

Chain-saw-wielding man suspected of felling downtown L.A. trees is arrested By Clara Harter Grace Toohey David Zahniser 🦅 latimes.com/california/sto…

Statement from the leadership of the L.A. Times Guild 🦅, the union for Los Angeles Times journalists, on today's layoffs: latguild.com/news/2025/5/2/…

Another rough day at LAT. My colleagues and I are doing our best to keep bringing you journalism that matters.

Another rough day for journalism in L.A.

When the government retreated, Los Angeles Times reporters tested soil in LA fire zones homes for toxins. FINDING: 20% of homesites in Altadena still had toxic heavy metals in excess of California standards for residential properties latimes.com/environment/st…

Congratulations to Los Angeles Times columnist Col. Gustavo Arellano, a finalist for the 2024 The Pulitzer Prizes for commentary! We are proud to be your colleagues today and every day.

(I am late to the party sharing this) BUT a must-read from my colleagues Tony Briscoe Noah Haggerty and Hayley Smith 👇

Almost no one arrested in 2024 campus protests over the war in Gaza faced criminal charges. The L.A. City Attorney's decision making has angered people on both sides of last year's demonstrations and drawn bias allegations. Latest from me & Jaweed Kaleem latimes.com/california/sto…

To the shock and outrage of environmental activists and state and local officials, a Texas-based company says it has resumed crude oil production in federal waters off Santa Barbara, almost a decade after a massive spill fouled the coastline. Grace Toohey latimes.com/california/sto…

Monday marked 10 years since a major oil spill closed a large offshore operation near Santa Barbara. The same day, a Texas oil firm announced it had restarted oil production there -- shocking environmentalists who are fighting the controversial restart latimes.com/california/sto…

My latest: Deysi Vargas received notice last month that her family's legal status had been terminated. The letter warned them to leave the U.S. or risk deportation. Doing so would put her 4-year-old daughter at immediate risk of death. latimes.com/california/sto…