A 20-member commission of community and business group leaders, along with urban planning experts, is calling for creating new local government authorities to oversee and coordinate rebuilding after ...

The pace at which rebuilding permits for fire-ravaged properties that were damaged or destroyed during January’s brush fires is a source of concern for the communities affected. It’s been six months ...

We’re continuing to follow the situation in California after fires destroyed more than 12,000 structures. In the immediate term, officials are focusing on cleanup efforts and housing the tens of ...

Max Walker-Silverman's gentle character study was stunningly of the moment when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January this year. O’Connor’s character has endured his disaster in ...

Max Walker-Silverman's follow-up to "A Love Song" is raw and honest enough to offer real hope for recovery. Loath as I am to label anything as “the movie people need right now,” it’s hard to think of ...

Max Walker-Silverman's film is about the aftermath of a wildfire, but despite its devastating premise the movie is too austere and lacks a motor. At a place like Sundance, this sort of movie has ...