‘How Many Need To Die?’: Jillian Michaels Rips ‘Horrendously’ Mismanaged Leadership Over California Wildfires
Celebrity fitness trainer Jillian Michaels appeared on FOX Business Friday to criticize the state of California and local officials for their “horribly” inadequate leadership during the Los Angeles County fires. Michaels asked how many people “need to die” for change to occur. Wildfires raged across Los Angeles County, hitting the Southern California coastal towns of […]
State Farm cancels Super Bowl ad over California wildfires
Insurance giant State Farm has canceled a Super Bowl ad that was scheduled to air during the big game in February. Part of the reason is the wildfires raging in California. “We remain firmly focused on providing support to the people of Los Angeles. As originally planned, we will not run advertising during games,” a […]
Four generations of the same family lost their homes in Los Angeles wildfires
All four generations of the same family lost their home in the Los Angeles wildfires that are still raging. Daniel Stone (37 years old) and her husband Brian Davila (35 years old) told the Los Angeles Times The home they lived in with their baby daughter Melina was one of thousands destroyed in the deadly […]
Water systems expert has a message for the public as LA wildfires rage
As first responders work hard to extinguish the devastating wildfires that have broken out in Los Angeles, many people are wondering what caused the fires and whether policy mistakes may have hindered efforts to extinguish the fires. I have doubts. Kathryn Sorensen, who ran water and wastewater utilities in two major Arizona cities, says there […]
$2M California home spared from wildfires is destroyed by landslide
A home worth about $2 million in California, which happened to be unscathed by the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, has been destroyed by a landslide. A one-story oceanfront property in the Pacific Palisades was split in half by a landslide and collapsed. Fox 11 LA reported. The surrounding area remains buried in mud, and running […]
Kelly Osbourne Blasts Celebrities Using L.A. Wildfires as ‘Photo Op’
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's daughter Kelly Osbourne has slammed “really annoying” celebrities who are using the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires as a “photo op.” “I have a question, is it just me who is always overthinking and cynical or is it really disgusting to see these celebrities using other people's pain and suffering as a […]
How California's catastrophic wildfires are inflaming the state's insurance crisis
The wildfires scorching Southern California are reducing entire neighborhoods to ashes, destroying expensive real estate and exacerbating an insurance crisis that predates the inferno. As the Los Angeles area disaster continues to unfold, costs are rapidly escalating, and AccuWeather's Global Weather Center is now estimating the total damage. Between $250 billion and $275 billion. The […]
LeBron James, family forced to evacuate Los Angeles-area home during raging wildfires
Wildfires that continue to ravage the Los Angeles area have forced LeBron James and his family to leave their home. The four-time NBA champion admitted to reporters that he was temporarily living in a hotel, which he said made him feel “sick.” James also opened up about how he felt when he learned that some […]
LA wildfires: evacuees warned against returning to homes due to toxic waste | California wildfires
As the fight against a deadly fire in Los Angeles County enters its 10th day, authorities are not allowing evacuees to return to their homes, citing toxic and hazardous waste and exposed power lines and gas lines. I'm warning you. At a news conference Thursday, Los Angeles County Public Works Chief Engineer Jonah Halpern said […]
California’s homeowners insurance industry faces rough road ahead as wildfires continue
California wildfires have created an unprecedented insurance crisis. (iStock ) The California wildfires have caused widespread disaster in Southern California communities. This also contributes to the severe insurance crisis occurring in the state. Many insurance companies have withdrawn from the state or suspended coverage. AIG left the state in 2022, but Chubb and Allstate have […]