Los Angeles, Pasadena and others are putting in extra work to make sure wildfire areas full of green waste debris get cleaned up before this rain.

Local-government taxes and fees are taking a hit ahead of a costly rebuild. Initial shortfalls are even spreading to bond markets.

People in Southern California are risking their own safety to rescue animals, both big and small, from the wildfires that have killed 27 people and displaced even more after thousands of structures were destroyed.

Here's the latest on containment for the fires burning across Southern California as firefighters work to extinguish the fires.

Schools in the Pasadena Unified School District will be ... Five campuses were severely damaged by the wildfire northeast of Los Angeles. Eliot Arts Magnet Middle School, Franklin Elementary ...

The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burned down ... Grater, who is currently staying in downtown Los Angeles, has yet to see the mural. But he believes its discovery embodies Jewish ideology.

The funding would help pay for services ranging from shelters for those who have lost their homes and debris removal, among other things.

Here is the view from live cameras in the Los Angeles area, from Pacific Palisades to Altadena to the Hollywood Hills, showing wildfires scorching acre after acre.

Thursday, 8:30 a.m. PST The National Weather Service warned Thursday is a particularly dangerous day for fires in Los Angles and Ventura counties, adding most of both counties are at " critical red flag levels ” with humidity less than 15% and winds that frequently hit 25 mph or greater.

The blaze has burned just over 14,000 acres near Pasadena. It is 89% contained. This fire has burned 80 acres in San Diego County and is 30% contained. Jacey Fortin The Friars fire burned a few acres in San Diego’s Mission Valley neighborhood Tuesday afternoon,

Though thousands of residents who have lost their homes are desperately searching for somewhere to live, potential home buyers are weighing risks.