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 […]
Mel Gibson: Loss of Malibu home in LA fires 'devastating'
Actor and director Mel Gibson said Thursday that his Malibu home was destroyed by wildfires raging in the Los Angeles area, calling the experience “devastating.” “It's emotional,” Gibson said in an interview with “The Elizabeth Vargas Report.” “There was a load there, and it was all cinders, so we were relieved of the burden of […]
Everyday heroes step up to save the elderly from LA fires
As thousands of people evacuate from the devastating wildfires that ripped through Los Angeles this week, a few good Samaritans remained behind to help those most vulnerable. When Eddie DeFerrari and his brother-in-law Ray Moore saw a senior center in need of evacuation Tuesday night, they didn't hesitate. “There were about 90 patients locked up […]