Opinion
In extreme conditions, no amount of brush clearance can guarantee protection. Indeed, too much clearing can in fact leave structures vulnerable, with nothing to slow down wind-driven embers.
INDUSTRY UPDATES
Sagard Real Estate acquired Vista Imperio, a 158-unit garden-style apartment located at 5880 Lochmoor Drive in Riverside for $49.9 million, or $316,000 per unit.
Sports
Former Dodgers Cody Bellinger and Michael Busch each have three RBIs as the Cubs rout Walker Buehler and L.A.
California
Juan Villegas was despairing after the Eaton fire — many schools where he worked had been damaged in the blaze. Then he got back to work, and helped campuses reopen.
Television
Barbie Hsu, the Taiwanese performer best known for the Asian drama ‘Meteor Garden,’ has died after contracting pneumonia triggered by the flu. She was 48.
Housekeepers, gardeners, pool cleaners and other workers have been left grappling with a loss of income and grief for longtime employers they considered family.
Lifestyle
Are you growing food, flowers and other plants on a patio, balcony or deck? Tell us about your small-space container garden so we can share what you’ve learned.
World & Nation
Scholars are hailing the discovery of a fossilized mastodon jaw discovered by a man who spotted two giant teeth while gardening at his New York home.
Three major SoCal nurseries are closing in 2025, along with a revered lilac garden/nursery in Idyllwild. We look at why. Plus, January plant events.