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Credit rating agency warns it may soon lower Los Angeles bond ratings due to fires
Credit rating agency S&P placed a credit watch warning on Los Angeles’s general obligation and municipal improvement lease revenue bonds, signaling at least a...
Entry-level California home costs up 88% from 2020, fires to spike prices further
The monthly payment to purchase an entry-level California home has risen 88% since 2020, according to a new report from the non-partisan, state-funded Legislative...
CA price-gouging laws could block fire victims from renting houses, experts warn
Real estate experts say California’s anti-price-gouging laws could make it impossible to rent out housing to the thousands of families displaced by the ongoing...
Newsom expands special ‘Trump-proofing’ session to include wildfire relief proposal
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing a $2.5 billion wildfire response and recovery package in the ongoing special session of the Legislature dedicated to...
Arsonists caught on video as LA burns; half of fires historically set by homeless
Arsonists have been caught on camera lighting fires across Los Angeles as the city burns, highlighting the role of crime and homelessness in the...