Grace Toohey
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Los Angeles Times breaking news reporter, focused on climate issues, wildfires and disasters.
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Grace Toohey
@grace2e.bsky.social
· Aug 21
Here's how SoCal's intensifying heat wave could set temperature records, even overnight
The system’s length and strength will be compounded by some offshore winds, which will help keep any marine influence at bay and keep temperatures high, even overnight.
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Grace Toohey
@grace2e.bsky.social
· Aug 20
He was delivering strawberries in L.A. when Border Patrol stopped him. 'The wrong place at the wrong time'
Angel Rodrigo Minguela Palacios was delivering strawberries to a tearoom in Little Tokyo when Border Patrol agents massed nearby where Gov. Gavin Newsom was holding a news conference. Minguela ended u...
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Grace Toohey
@grace2e.bsky.social
· Aug 20
'A land that our ancestors walked': L.A. County tribe wins land back for the first time
For the first time in centuries, a piece of ancestral territory belongs to the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. While small, the half-acre lot serves as a space for the tribe to hold ceremonies an...
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Los Angeles Times
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· Aug 20
Southern California faces 'trio of impactful hazards' this week: Extreme heat, fire risk and thunderstorms
Extreme heat across the U.S. Southwest will build on Wednesday and is expected to last for several days. In Southern California, there are major fire and health concerns.
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Reposted by Grace Toohey
Ian James
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· Aug 14
Central Valley homeowners are watching property values sink with the land
Chronic groundwater depletion has caused the land to sink in parts of California's Central Valley. New research shows home values are also declining in areas where it's a known problem.
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Reposted by Grace Toohey
Grace Toohey
@grace2e.bsky.social
· Aug 8
Canyon fire explodes to nearly 5,000 acres; thousands evacuated in L.A., Ventura counties
Firefighters have reached 25% containment against the fast-moving Canyon fire, which exploded to nearly 5,000 acres late Thursday, forcing thousands to evacuate.
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Ian James
@ianjames.bsky.social
· Aug 6
California is on pace for its worst wildfire year in recent memory, and SoCal is mostly to blame
The Gifford fire straddling a rural stretch of the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county line continued to grow Monday, reaching 65,000 acres and 3% containment. Officials warn an upcoming heat wav...
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Grace Toohey
@grace2e.bsky.social
· Aug 5
California fires are burning, incoming heat wave could make things worse
A widespread and prolonged heat wave is expected to intensify fire concerns across California over the next few days, as temperatures rise and landscapes further dry out. Already, several fires are bu...
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Grace Toohey
@grace2e.bsky.social
· Jul 24
A Times investigation: As west Altadena burned, L.A. County fire trucks stayed elsewhere
Vehicle locator data obtained by The Times show that most L.A. County fire trucks didn’t shift into west Altadena until long after fire ravaged the area. How much of the town could have been saved, re...
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Grace Toohey
@grace2e.bsky.social
· Jul 11
L.A. on pace to see lowest homicide total in nearly 60 years as killings plummet
Experts say the city and other parts of the country may be in the midst of the sharpest decline in killings in history — one that can’t be attributed to any single factor.
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