Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This January 2019 photo shows construction work for an earthquake retrofit. At left is a special cantilever column made out of ...

When the Big One or another major disaster hits California, the emergency response will need to be massive. Fixing roads and other infrastructure; restoring power and cellphone service; providing food ...

Forecasts call for significant fire potential in California this year driven by hot, dry conditions. At the same time, President Trump has weakened three federal agencies that play key roles in the ...

This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. In January, ...

Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year, ...

For years, residents of quake-prone California have been warned to get ready for the Big One. With that in mind, wouldn’t it make sense to invest in a program to strengthen buildings that are most in ...

While fire suppression activities are still ongoing in parts of Southern California, affected individuals and families are taking steps toward recovery. FEMA is helping people jumpstart their recovery ...

The Trump administration has canceled $33 million worth of federal funds meant to help pay for earthquake retrofits in California — sparking "grave concern" and a call to reconsider from one of the ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capital & Main, a 2022-2023 LRN partner. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. In ...