Homes destroyed in the Pacific Palisades by the Palisades Fire are seen at sunset on Friday.
As of Saturday morning, the fire — which broke out in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains on Tuesday morning — has consumed more than 22,660 acres.
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“It feels like the apocalypse,” said Gene Huang Lee, a resident of Altadena — a diverse community often dubbed Los Angeles’ “hidden gem” — after seeing the damage of the fast-moving Eaton wildfire. As of Friday night, the fire had burned 14,117 acres.
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Neil Desai learned a lesson four years ago when a fire came precariously close to his family’s house in Los Angeles. He geared up and prepped his home for the next big fire.
Ruins of the Pacific Palisades area, including of Palisades Charter High School and Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church, were visible Friday morning after a wildfire swept through the neighborhood.
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Damage along Pacific Coast Highway
Video captured by Chronicle reporter Matthias Gafni shows damage on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, leading up to the Getty Villa, which survived.
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After being sworn in as San Francisco’s new mayor Wednesday, Daniel Lurie vowed to restore a sense of order and safety to a city beset by incessant public drug dealing, people in crisis on the streets and a declining downtown, even as he warned it will take him time to enact long-lasting change.
Lurie took the oath of office under sunny skies on a blue stage erected in the middle of Civic Center Plaza, with City Hall’s iconic dome looming large behind him. Minutes later, he told the large crowd seated before him how he will focus the early efforts of his administration around a push to accelerate City Hall’s response to the fentanyl crisis and fulfill promises he made in his campaign last year.
Daniel Lurie sworn in as S.F. mayor
Daniel Lurie was sworn in as S.F. mayor.
Here’s what he wants to tackle right away: https://trib.al/weXixmg
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A fast-moving wildfire in the Santa Monica Mountains has triggered evacuations and burned multiple homes in Pacific Palisades, a wealthy coastal neighborhood in Los Angeles, and Santa Monica.
Palisades Fire live updates → https://trib.al/RZIWXYy
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A quick-moving wildfire broke out in the eastern Santa Monica Mountains on Tuesday morning amid extremely dangerous fire weather conditions in Southern California.
Live updates: https://trib.al/5IaSgru
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Golden Gate Heights Park in San Francisco's Sunset District is a gem
Golden Gate Heights Park in San Francisco is a hidden gem, and a tribute to its wealthy founder — who saw beauty in Sunset District sand dunes and gave the land to the children of S.F.
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From volcanic landscapes to the Bay Area’s newest trails, here are the top 10 destinations to visit in California in 2025.
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