Lila Seidman is a reporter focused on California wildlife and the outdoors for the Los Angeles Times. A native Angeleno, she’s endlessly fascinated with the nature in our backyard – and once ate a fish caught in the L.A. River for the sake of a story. Since joining the The Times in 2020, she has investigated mental health policy and jumped on breaking news, completing fellowships with the USC Center for Health Journalism and the Carter Center. Previously, she covered Glendale city politics for Times Community News. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Reed College and a master’s degree from Pepperdine University.
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Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced late Saturday that he was pulling a plan to sell up to more than 1 million acres of federal land from the Trump-backed ‘One Big Beautiful Bill.’
L.A. County officials signaled interest in rebuilding in fire zones with natural materials, such as adobe, but advocates say their policies make it nearly impossible.
A proposal to sell off up to 3 million acres of public lands across the West is in limbo after the Senate parliamentarian ruled it out of the reconciliation bill.
Irvine police launched an investigation after a family reported that they were told their dog died in its sleep and was cremated. They soon found there were other victims.
Sen. Alex Padilla insisted the vice president knows his name, calling the misnaming a reflection of a “petty and unserious” administration. The dustup arrives as federal immigration raids continue to roil Los Angeles and surrounding communities.
Irvine police launched an investigation after a family reported that they were told their dog died in its sleep and was cremated. They soon found there were other victims.
Hundreds of endangered tidewater gobies were returned to their home in Topanga Lagoon five months after being moved from the area in the wake of the Palisades fire.
Trump officials say presidents can abolish monuments created by predecessors, and California’s newest ones — Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands — are vulnerable.
Legislation would expand the Santa Monica Mountains recreation area by roughly 118,000 acres, but the effort comes as the Trump administration seeks to slash funding for the National Park Service.
California wildlife officials confirmed three new wolf packs in Northern California, bringing the state total to 10.