While advocates scramble to improve cleanup worker safety, private firefighting raises concerns about wealth inequality.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has only expanded the size and scope of California government during his tenure, while Trump plans radical federal cuts.

Gardeners, housekeepers and car wash workers living paycheck to paycheck are out of work as LA fires damaged homes and businesses. Their losses may be permanent.

The LA fires have left domestic workers and day laborers jobless. They may soon be hired for wildfire cleanup work, which has its own risks.

The devastating fires that have torched Los Angeles-area neighborhoods reveal a harsh truth: Recovery won’t be the same for everyone.

Private firefighters are a growing part of insurance companies’ strategy, but Cal Fire says they can sometimes pose a safety risk.

Home construction permits were trending downward. Now the wildfires have taken away at least 10,000 occupied homes.

LA fires expose California’s difficult road to navigate between disaster risk and solving the state’s housing crisis.

Workers and advocates gathered in Sacramento to prepare defenses against tech they say threatens their jobs and dignity.

As wildfires rage on in Los Angeles, lawmakers are rushing to propose remedies and fill in specifics. Can California afford ...