by Amy Goodman | Jan 8, 2026 | Climate Change, Climate Crisis, DOGE, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, FEMA, Gavin Newsom, Interview, LA fires, Los Angeles, misinformation, Natural Disasters, NOAA
We speak with journalist Jacob Soboroff about his new book and ongoing reporting about the Los Angeles fires one year ago, when destructive infernos razed entire neighborhoods, killing 30 people and displacing over 100,000 more. The book Firestorm: The Great Los Angeles Fires and America’s New Age of Disaster provides a detailed look at how the fires unfolded, the emergency efforts and the…
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by Daniella Lake | Nov 2, 2025 | California, Climate Crisis, Disabilities, LA fires, Los Angeles, News
When wildfire tore through Los Angeles County’s Altadena community in January, Retha De Johnette never expected the disabled residents of the assisted-living facility she runs to remain displaced across the Southland nearly a year later. “They’re spread out all over, in all kinds of random places right now, and it’s pretty devastating,” she said. After disasters — natural or otherwise…
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