Climate change parches Western US, providing fuel for fires
Climate change is making the western United States drier, potentially leading to wildfires like the one affecting Los Angeles. As temperatures rise, drier landscapes with dense vegetation emerge, which can accelerate and worsen fires. “Climate change will promote drier landscapes, maintain landscapes that are more susceptible to ignition and burn, and reduce resistance to fire […]
Newsom Calls for Investigation on Reservoir Being Offline as Fires Began
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) called for an “independent investigation” into why the Santa Ynez Reservoir was shut down when wildfires started in the Los Angeles area. in post Newsom also wrote that he is calling for an investigation into “loss of water pressure at local fire hydrants.” Newsom's comments came after it was reported […]
Gov. Newsom cut fire budget, Cal Fire funding by $100M months before lethal California fires
A review of last year's California state budget revealed that California Governor Gavin Newsom cut funding for wildfire and forest resiliency by more than $100 million. The proposed budget signed in June and covering the 2024-25 fiscal year cuts $101 million from seven “wildfire and forest resiliency” programs, Newsweek reported. California wildfires have destroyed more […]
JJ Redick opens up on the destruction of his home in LA fires
JJ Reddick lost his rental home this week in a devastating fire in Pacific Palisades. Lakers head coach admitted when talking to reporters On Friday, the house the family was renting burned to the ground. Like thousands of people in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, Reddick's family was forced to evacuate their home on Tuesday. […]
California bans insurance cancellation, non-renewals in LA areas affected by fires
“Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” star Josh Flagg spoke on “The Craman Countdown” about evacuating Los Angeles during the fires. California insurance regulators on Friday announced a one-year moratorium on homeowner insurance policy cancellations in Southern California areas affected by this week's devastating wildfires. The California Department of Insurance (CDI) has issued a one-year mandatory […]
Pacific Palisades Reservoir Was Empty When L.A. Fires Erupted
The Pacific Palisades Reservoir was closed as wildfires swept through the area and destroyed communities, officials said. Los Angeles Times. The Santa Ynez Reservoir is connected to the Los Angeles water system, and officials said it was closed for repairs at the time of the fire, leaving the “117 million gallon water storage facility in […]
Democrat Pramila Jayapal Blames Fires on Corporations Ignoring ‘Reality of Climate Change’
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., blames the California fires on companies that ignored the “reality of climate change.” “Corporations got us into this mess, but even corporations can't escape the devastating reality of climate change,” the Progressive Caucus co-chairs said on social media, as the wind blows and spreads. He shared a video of an […]
Elderly, infirm among dead from LA fires apparently stoked by catastrophic mismanagement
The fires ravaging Southern California have already claimed the lives of some of the region's most vulnerable residents, as local authorities still have no answers days after the disaster began. The stories of the fire victims who died are both heartbreaking and upsetting. Father and son Anthony and Justin Mitchell Anthony Mitchell was a 67-year-old […]
California police refute celebrities floating arson theories as fires tear through LA
As the Los Angeles wildfires burn through parts of Southern California, destroying homes and displacing families, many are wondering how this happened. Authorities sent arson investigators to the Pacific Palisades to determine the cause of the fire that destroyed thousands of nearby structures. “The cause of the fire is unknown and remains under active investigation,” […]
Few lucky mansions escape Palisades Fire’s wrath in Malibu: photos
While nearly every house in the neighborhood was reduced to ashes, a few lucky Malibu homes that somehow escaped the Palisades fire are still standing. Amidst the scorched ruins of million-dollar luxury mansions along the iconic Pacific Coast Highway, only a select few survived after hell tore through the upscale city and are still under […]