Years of rapid growth have pushed development farther into fire-prone areas, exposing a challenge facing communities as more Americans make their homes in the wildland-urban interface.
Hailey Branson-Potts is a Staff Writer at the Los Angeles Times, where she serves as an enterprise reporter on the State Team. She covers a diverse range of topics with a particular emphasis on Northern California and the Central Coast, focusing on themes such as government and politics, arts and entertainment, and environmental issues. Branson-Potts has been featured in numerous publications, including Yahoo News, The Sacramento Bee, and The Seattle Times.