
Sandhya Kambhampati
Data and Graphics Reporter at Los Angeles Times
reporter, focusing on demographic data @latimes/@datagraphics. Teach @uscannenberg. Likes stats, puzzles & ice cream. email: [email protected] | she/her
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
latimes.com | Noah Haggerty |Sean Greene |Sandhya Kambhampati
In the over four decades the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has been mapping wildfire hazard, the Legislature has referenced, cross-referenced and cross-referenced their cross-references of the maps in over 100 fire-safety regulations across the state’s reams of statutory and regulatory codes — including highway safety, building requirements and insurance law. This year, Cal Fire increased the zones by nearly 6 million acres — representing about 6% of the state.
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1 month ago |
havasunews.com | Doug Smith |Sandhya Kambhampati
Real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion, and government agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are being rebuilt, a Times analysis shows. The analysis, comparing California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection assessments of buildings destroyed and damaged with Los Angeles County assessor parcel records, gives new perspective to the extent of the toll on the two communities.
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1 month ago |
miamiherald.com | Doug Smith |Sandhya Kambhampati
Real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion, and government agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are being rebuilt, a Times analysis shows. The analysis, comparing California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection assessments of buildings destroyed and damaged with Los Angeles County assessor parcel records, gives new perspective to the extent of the toll on the two communities.
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2 months ago |
latimes.com | Doug Smith |Sandhya Kambhampati
Real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion, and government agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are being rebuilt, a Times analysis shows. The analysis, comparing Cal Fire’s assessments of buildings destroyed and damaged with Los Angeles County Assessor parcel records, gives new perspective to the extent of the toll on the two communities.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | Doug Smith |Sandhya Kambhampati
Real estate losses from the Palisades and Eaton fires could top $30 billion, and government agencies that receive revenue from taxes stand to lose $61 million or more annually while homes are being rebuilt, a Times analysis shows. The analysis, comparing Cal Fire's assessments of buildings destroyed and damaged with Los Angeles County Assessor parcel records, gives new perspective to the extent of the toll on the two communities.
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