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January 13, 2025

Firefighters in bright yellow jackets sprays water onto smoldering debris at the site of a fire. Thick smoke rises into the air, partially obscuring the charred remains of a building’s framework in the background. The scene is surrounded by rubble and burned structures.
California Wildfires
Map: How big are the LA fires? Use this tool to overlay them atop where you live
The fires sweeping across Los Angeles County for the past week have burned more than 50,000 acres, an area roughly equivalent to 2,200 Alcatraz Islands or 500 Disneylands, or larger than Washington, D.C. An arid fall and winter has dried out vegetation after two wetter-than-average years, providing fuel as a windstorm, with hurricane-force gusts topping […]
By and • January 13, 2025
Two people face each other and talk as they sit on desks at the Senate floor of the state Capitol in Sacramento. The person on the left has long black hair and wears a bright pink blazer. The person on the right, and with their back facing the camera, has blond hair and wears an orange blazer.
CalMatters en Español
Mientras ardían los incendios en Los Ángeles, una investigación por corrupción dejó vacante la presidencia del comité de seguros del Senado
Una persona que coincide con la descripción de la senadora demócrata Susan Rubio está acusada en documentos de la corte federal de solicitar sobornos y contribuciones ilegales a campañas. Rubio, que no ha sido acusada de ningún delito, niega las acusaciones, pero ya no preside el Comité de Seguros del Senado mientras continúan las investigaciones.
By • January 13, 2025

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