The LA Fires Were a Crisis Comms Nightmare. Why?
As a crisis communications professional who lived through the fires, here’s what I think could have been done differently.
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Los Angeles fire cleanup complicated by 'unprecedented' number of EVs with combustible lithium-ion batteries
According to the California Energy Commission, more than 99,000 zero-emission vehicles were sold in Los Angeles County in 2024 alone, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell electric ...
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Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: Los Angeles won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...
Meryl Streep escaped LA fires by cutting 'car-sized hole' in fence, nephew says
Meryl Streep's writer nephew reveals in a larger feature on the LA fires' impact how his aunt went to extreme lengths to ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass pushes the limits of partisanship
Bass will push the limits of partisanship in Los Angeles and let us know once and for all how much city residents are willing ...
Newsom’s LA Rises Initiative Not Just About Rebuilding Los Angeles, But City’s Rebirth & Path Forward For “The Next 50 Or 100 Years”
The post-wildfire public-private partnership includes at least $100M of private capital and will shape "what L.A. is going to ...
Los Angeles VCs unite to launch LA Tech Community Cares Fund for fire recovery
In Los Angeles, the venture community has banded together, launching The LA Tech Community Cares Fund to support fire ...
Los Angeles City Council tables a proposed wildfire renter protection measure
After a contentious meeting, the council sent the proposal back to committee–-the same move it made early this month.
Flawed emergency alert systems lagged when residents needed them most during Los Angeles wildfires
When disaster strikes, government emergency alert systems offer a simple promise: Residents will get information about nearby ...