A month after L.A. firestorms, essential questions still haunt Southern California
A month after the L.A. firestorms brought unprecedented levels of destruction, the region is still grappling with basic questions about what caused the blazes, why evacuations were so chaotic and whether officials were prepared. Here is a rundown from Times reporting.
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