LA Times: As Mt. Baldy trails reopen, county sheriff slams feds’ ‘lack of concern’ for visitor safety

"....Twenty-three people have died on the mountain outside Los Angeles over the last decade, and crews have responded to 345 search-and-rescue calls on its slopes, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that criticized the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the area, for not doing more to prevent injuries and deaths...."

(paywall, probably)
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-15/mt-baldy-trails-reopen-county-sheriff-slams-forest-service

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