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Poway neighbors fight flames themselves
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterPOWAY -- Sal Crivello considered himself fortunate four years ago when the Cedar fire stopped short of the craggy, brush-covered ravines and narrow, winding roads that define his High Valley neighborhood. But he knew that he might not be so lucky the...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Children, Fires, Eyewear, Homes
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Watching the smoke signals in San Diego County
Steve Lopez is in San Diego County reporting from the fires. He will file updates throughout the day. 5:00 p.m., Red Mountain Lane, Fallbrook I'm standing on the front porch of a house that no longer exists. The windows are gone. The front door is...Tags: Death, Disasters and Accidents, Forestry and Timber, Fires, Road Transportation
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Long Beach water use restrictions are dripping success
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSince Long Beach ordered mandatory curbs on water use this fall, its Water Department has turned to unorthodox tools to spread the word. "STOP Wasting Water," urge the crimson warnings on the front pages of local weekly newspapers. A YouTube video, shot...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Satellite and Cable Service, Advertising, YouTube, Water Supply
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Essentials for the tool shed
Times Staff WriterGARDENING books are great at telling us what to do. Occasionally they tell us how. Rarely do they descend to specific information on the subject of tools: which, where, why, when. Gardeners could cripple themselves carrying sacks of manure and compost...Tags: Fatigue, Sports, Alex Fernandez, The Home Depot, Elections
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T.C. Boyle discusses 'The Women'
"We are both architects in a way. We both deal with structure, we are both artists, and we are both egomaniacs. I have worn a cape. There is where we end." With this, T.C. Boyle cocked one of his circumflex eyebrows and addressed a glass of Moscato that...Tags: Death, Brooklyn (New York City), Customs and Tradition, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology
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Recycling bath water takes muscle
Even before L.A.'s new water restrictions were scheduled to kick in, I'd been using a bucket to haul the murky bath waters from my dirt-encrusted 6-year-old's nightly scrub-down into my garden. I was on a mission to save as much water as possible, and the...Tags: Electrical Appliance, Whole Foods Market, Water Supply, Plumbing, Water Restrictions
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Put a knot in L.A.'s hose
EMILY GREEN, a former Times staff writer, is at work on a series on Western water for the Las Vegas Sun.MAYOR Antonio Villaraigosa has asked Los Angeles to reduce water consumption by one-tenth. Asked? A tenth? He should have demanded, and he should have required a 25% cut. The mayor's one-tenth, if it is achieved, will amount to a fraction of the...Tags: Death, Regional Authority, Mountains, Water Supply, Politics
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A teen's harrowing stand
Los Angeles Times staff writerThe power was out, most of the block had evacuated and fire was dancing all over Poway. David Ottesen, 16, had spent most of the day helping his father and grandfather protect other people's houses. Now his own was in trouble. It was just after dark....Tags: Sports, Hamburgers, Apple iPod, Family, Tennis
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No time to be frightened
Los Angeles Times staff writerWhen fire threatened their home in Fallbrook, Amy Berling and her boyfriend, Glenn, grabbed a few belongings and drove to his brother's home in south Escondido. They went seeking refuge, but soon found themselves face to face with the flames. "It was... -
Another way the rich are different: 'concierge-level' fire protection
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBryce Carrier's cellphone rang at 3 a.m.: Help! The fire is almost to my house. Carrier hopped into his heavy-duty red Ford F-550 and sped to northeast Poway, dodging fallen eucalyptus and heading straight toward the wind-whipped blaze. He arrived to...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Fires, Natural Disasters, Weather, Insurance
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Stopping the flames
Los Angeles Times staff writerJason Falarski was on the books for a 24-hour shift at the Santa Clara Fire Department, starting at 8 a.m. Sunday. But if you were a firefighter in California last week, the books didn't count for much. Falarski, a 35-year-old captain, had tiptoed out of...Tags: Death, Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Family
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'Stay or go' policy puts Australian families on front lines of firefighting
Last of five partsIt was brutally hot, 108 degrees, and the wind was howling. Bushfires were raging in the hills, making their way inexorably toward the Baker farmstead at the foot of the Brisbane Ranges. John and Carlene Baker had moved here to get away from the hurly-...Tags: Fires, Animals, Air and Space Accidents, Melbourne (Australia), Science and Technology
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