Terry Castleman

These are the worst freeways in Southern California: L.A. Times rankings We ranked the 25 best and worst freeways in Southern California, based on traffic, accidents and much more. See the worst roads in Los Angeles.

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Southwest flight from Burbank drops hundreds of feet to avoid possible collision A Southwest flight out of Burbank Airport experienced a steep drop that injured two flight attendants Friday. The pilot told passengers he was avoiding a collision.

How close was catastrophe? My analysis says ~20 seconds www.latimes.com/california/s...

Sizable protest in Little Tokyo

In these parts of California, earning less than $100,000 makes you 'low income' The cost of living crisis in California has made several counties so expensive that median income falls below the low-income threshold.

As the cost of living skyrockets, the definition of 'low income' is changing. Here are the parts of California where earning less than $100,000 makes you ‘low income’

“Tundra has a Playdate with Yucatán”: Situation With Kids' Names Reaches Breaking Point in Marin County Huge burden placed on community

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Huge fan of this new outlet

California’s demographic earthquake: Asian immigrants rise, Latinos decline, state transformed Changes to our immigration system on multiple levels — from student and work visas to the southern border — may accelerate the trend of most immigrants to California coming from India and China.

California’s demographic earthquake: Asian immigrants rise, Latinos decline, state transformed

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Big crowd here in Los Feliz for the Hands Off rally

Hey, hoping to interview you for a @latimes.com story - would you email me? Thanks. Terry.castleman@latimes.com

Elderly, disabled were left stranded during L.A. fires as evacuation plans broke down The death of 17 people in Altadena during the Eaton fire has highlighted L.A. County’s struggle to plan for the evacuation of elderly and disabled residents.

The death of 17 people in Altadena during the Eaton fire has highlighted L.A. County’s struggle to plan for the evacuation of elderly and disabled residents.

Pigeon name idea: Blob Pettit

Secret recordings reveal LAPD cops spewing racist and sexist comments, complaint alleges A complaint reviewed by The Times accuses officers of voicing open discrimination against potential recruits and colleagues based on race, sex and sexual orientation.

"Man, we’re going to end up in the L.A. Times the way you all talk in here. You all can bring down the whole department." www.latimes.com/california/s...

Goddamn this is good

Western Altadena got evacuation order hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there As the Eaton fire spread, many areas were notified of evacuation warnings and orders well in advance. In the heart of Altadena, where all 17 reported deaths occurred, evacuation orders came hours afte...

In Altadena, some residents say they were fortunate to escape with their lives, because they had no warning. Claire Robinson woke up feeling smoke filling her lungs. She fled as embers rained down. "We were 100% alone." Reporting w/ @castleman.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/california/s...

Western Altadena got evacuation order hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there As the Eaton fire spread, many areas were notified of evacuation warnings and orders well in advance. In the heart of Altadena, where all 17 reported deaths occurred, evacuation orders came hours afte...

Scoop: western Altadena, site of all 17 Eaton fire deaths, received evacuation orders nearly 8 hours after eastern Altadena. Hours before the 3:25 a.m. order went out, multiple fires had already been reported in zones under no evacuation warning or order. Read the investigation:

This is a heart-pounding, informative read of what happened just miles from me last week. I encourage everyone to read it and share it, especially with all the people who know nothing about wind, fire or L.A. geography yet are convinced they know exactly how these fires could have been prevented.

12 hours of fire that decimated Altadena: ‘I’m going to lose half of my town' Radio reports reveal the scramble to contain the Eaton fire as it exploded from a 10-acre brush fire to a devastating 14,000-acre blaze that destroyed thousands of homes.

We have the first and only detailed timeline of how the Eaton fire spread, with hourly maps. Please read.

Come on

Statement from L.A. County Fire with image of damaged aircraft

A drone pilot crashed and DAMAGED a SuperScooper airplane while it was in the air over the Palisades fire.

The aircraft is grounded and federal agents are investigating.

Story by @castleman.bsky.social Grace Toohey @latimes.com

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Emergency evacuation alert sent in error to large number of Los Angeles residents An alert to evacuate from the Los Angeles County Fire Department on Thursday afternoon appeared to have been sent in error.

About that alert… www.latimes.com/california/s...

Our story on this collision and other drone operators who appear to be flouting an FAA flight restriction

I already have three altars in my home for this specific purpose. What more can I possibly do @spotify????

Shocking before-and-after satellite images show destruction of Malibu and Altadena neighborhoods Satellite images show neighborhoods in Malibu and Altadena before and after the Palisades and Eaton fires.

We do before-after analysis for most west coast disasters. Crazy to see it so close to home www.latimes.com/california/s...

Satellite images show how fires exploded across L.A. in just a few hours Satellite images show when the major fires, the Eaton, Palisades and Hurst fires, were first visible from space. See the timeline.

Our timeline of the fires using satellite imagery from the past 24 hours:

Getty Villa Museum grounds catching fire The Getty Villa has caught fire in the wind-driven fire burning out of control in Pacific Palisades, according to Los Angeles Fire Department radio traffic.

The Getty Villa is threatened by the Pacific Palisades fire

The great California exodus has ended — thanks in part to legal immigration Rising immigration levels helped the state curb the California exodus. A Times analysis shows which counties are most impacted by new arrivals.

California is rebounding from an unprecedented population drop during the pandemic and much of the increase is due to legal immigration

The great California exodus has ended — thanks in part to legal immigration Rising immigration levels helped the state curb the California exodus. A Times analysis shows which counties are most impacted by new arrivals.

Immigration is propping up CA population - my latest

Drone sightings in New Jersey and even California: What is really going on? Federal officials said over the weekend that the multiple drone sightings over New Jersey and other states are "in fact, manned aircraft being misidentified as drones."

Droneghazi has made it to California. My latest with colleague Summer Lin

Satellite photos show Franklin fire threatening Malibu neighborhoods Photos from space show the fire in Malibu and the efforts to contain it. The fire was 7% contained as of Wednesday morning.

Compiled some scary images of the Franklin fire in Malibu

Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO had ties to Santa Monica and Stanford, records show According to public records, Luigi Mangione spent time at Stanford University in 2019 and once worked for Santa Monica-based TrueCar, a digital marketplace for automobiles.

Here’s what we have on the suspected CEO shooter’s ties to California:

Anybody remember NFTs?