California's biggest aerial tram plan has lingered for 65 years
The year was 1966. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, which carries passengers from Palm Springs up to the San Jacinto Mountains nearly 6,000 feet above, had opened a few years prior to great fanfare.
‘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 worsen. For a century, the lure of ...
LA fires: SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire
New regulatory filing shows power line surges, problems during high winds, including at a transmission tower near start of Hurst blaze in LA County.
SoCal Edison says equipment likely caused Hurst Fire
New regulatory filings shows power line surges, malfunctions during high winds, including at a transmission tower near where ...
California crisis: A neighborhood is drifting into the ocean
Rancho Palos Verdes, about 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, faces damage from landslides as the region moves toward ...
Column: Slow the spread of fire? ‘We have to get rid of the palm trees’
Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...