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What Los Angeles can do to make its homes safer from wildfires as it rebuilds
Seidl noted that current building codes are safer than decades ago and pointed ... which is less likely to catch fire. The abundance of wood construction in the US is a result of both tradition and ...
The Washington Post23d
The L.A. fires are just the beginning of a crisis spreading across the country
People need to be discouraged from building again and again in high-risk areas. As the Los Angeles fires are brought under control, the focus will turn to rebuilding. It’s easy to say city ...
Reuters23d
Los Angeles wildfires spark interest in adobe, natural building materials
Natural building using ... materials such as adobe. Los Angeles County Public Works Director Mark Pestrella, one of the officials coordinating site clean-up and construction permitting, told ...
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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Issues Executive Order to Waive All-Electric Building Requirement for Rebuilding After Los Angeles Wildfires
waiving the requirement that all new buildings be fully electric under Los Angeles’ All-Electric Building Code. A key provision of the Order is the suspension of Ordinance No. 187,714 ...
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Los Angeles Angels extend their lease at Anaheim's Angel Stadium through 2032
The Los Angeles Angels have extended their lease ... While the Angels' long-term future is still theoretically up in the air, ...
MarketWatch27d
California wildfires highlight the fast pace of home building in fire-prone areas
As Southern California battles devastating wildfires, including one that engulfed Pacific Palisades, an oceanfront community in Los Angeles, a clear message has begun to emerge: Be prepared for it ...