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Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for Los Angeles
After wildfires devastated the island, homelessness spiked. Advocates fear L.A. could face a similar fate without strong ...
LA Public Press on MSN1d
Maui’s post-wildfire housing crisis offers a warning for LA
Hocker lived on Maui when wildfires destroyed as many as 4,000 housing units in August 2023, leveling the town of Lahaina.
Japanese Americans returned from prison camps 80 years ago to face one of the country’s ‘greatest swindles’
Japanese Americans held in prison camps were allowed to return home. But much of what they'd left behind was gone: homes, businesses, personal property.
Westside Current on MSN2d
Park Challenges Lack of Data as Tensions Flare Over Rent Freeze
L.A. City Council Sends Proposal Back to Committee After Fierce Debate LOS ANGELES - After a contentious seven-hour meeting ...
The Inter-Mountain2d
Hawaii wildfire victims spared from testifying after late deal
Lawyers representing victims of a deadly Hawaii wildfire reached a last-minute deal averting a trial that was scheduled to begin Wednesday over how to split a $4 billion settlement. The agreement ...
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Hawaii wildfire victims spared from testifying after last-minute settlement deal
Hawaii Governor Josh Green announced the 4 billion dollar (£3.2 billion) settlement — agreed by the state, power utility Hawaiian Electric, large landowners and others — about a year after the ...
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...
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LA City Council to consider tenant protections, 1-year freeze on rent increase
The City Council will consider a package of tenant protections — including the possibility of enacting a one-year freeze on ...