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Los Angeles, CA - January 08: People use a garden hose to extinguish a palm tree fire at the Sunset fire on Vista street in Hollywood on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not

Not every flammable plant must go, but we should carefully consider how we replant in burned areas.

Anthony Mitchell Sr. poses with two of his great grandchildren.

Many residents with disabilities can’t flee fires on their own. Could a database help?

This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came

SANTA MONICA, CA, JANUARY 16, 2024: Scott Dudelson, an avid vinyl collector, who lost over 6,000 records in the Palisades fire when his home burned down, is photographed at Record Surplus in Santa Monica on Thursday, January 16, 2025. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

He spent 25 years building his vinyl record collection. Then the fires reduced it to ashes

ALTADENA, CA - JANUARY 7, 2025: The wind whipped embers fly over a home on Vinedo Avenue during the Eaton fire on January 7, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

In the rush to rebuild, one topic is taboo: What should be built differently — or not at all?

This California city lost thousands of homes to fire. Santa Rosa’s rebuilding has lessons for L.A.

Trump’s order to cut off funding to sanctuary cities could threaten L.A. fire relief

‘Los Angeles is our home.’ Companies with SoCal ties donate millions in wildfire relief

These 28 hiking trails burned in the Palisades fire

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