‘Built to burn.’ L.A. let hillside homes multiply without learning from past mistakes
Los Angeles County keeps building in hillsides and canyons even as the fire risk worsens. For a century, the lure of ...
Boston's latest 'net zero' rule gets zoning board's OK
A Boston zoning board OK'd the Wu administration’s “net zero” requirement for new buildings after rejecting the same proposal last year.
Jake Paul and Logan Paul set to square of in long-rumored boxing match
Mackenzie Salmon reacts to the news that brothers Jake and Logan Paul will face off in the boxing ring on March 27th.
Despite the Social Media Hype, Large Watches Are Still Big
Last fall when Patek Philippe unveiled its square Cubitus watch, based on the beloved Nautilus, there was a lot of chatter in ...
What Rome, London and Chicago can teach a devastated L.A.
Across centuries and continents, formidable fires once threatened to destroy three major cities: Rome, London and Chicago.
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Newsom wants to speed up a delayed rule to make California homes more fire resistant
The rule requires homeowners to clear materials like dead plants ... and the state Board of Forestry and Fire Protection told ...
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The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...
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The Talented and Valiant Female Surgeon Who Joined Allied Forces in WWII and Broke Barriers Along the Way
Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...
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How Will L.A. Rebuild? The Recovery From the Wine Country Fire Offers Clues.
As in the two major Southern California fires, the inferno that ravaged Sonoma County paid no heed to wealth ... “I had a rule for my staff that if you can make a decision on the spot, make ...