L.A. Faces Pressure From Wealthy Residents as the Pacific Palisades Rebuilds
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L.A. Faces Pressure From Wealthy Residents as the Pacific Palisades Rebuilds

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Pacific Palisades — the Los Angeles community where more than 6,800 structures were destroyed and nearly 1,000 were damaged in the California wildfires — is among the wealthiest enclaves in the United States. The average household income is $375,000, three times the…

Palisades and Eaton Fires Are Fully Contained
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Palisades and Eaton Fires Are Fully Contained

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than three weeks after the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires broke out in Southern California, state officials on Friday evening said that firefighters had fully contained both fires, meaning that the perimeters of the fires were completely under control. Evacuation orders had…

In Car-Loving L.A. After the Wildfires, the Charred Remains of Vehicles Cut Deep
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In Car-Loving L.A. After the Wildfires, the Charred Remains of Vehicles Cut Deep

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dozens of vehicles sit abandoned, covered in ash, along a stretch of Palisades Drive near Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. There’s a pair of black boots beside a gray Subaru Crosstrek. Down the street, a pink backpack with…

How Will L.A. Rebuild? Tubbs Fire Recovery in Wine Country Offers Clues.
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How Will L.A. Rebuild? Tubbs Fire Recovery in Wine Country Offers Clues.

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Donna and Bob Williamson call the strange souvenirs pulled from the ashes of their home their Museum of Misery. There is the green wine bottle that melted, its glass neck drooping, that looks like it was pulled from a Salvador Dalí painting. Silver…

More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo
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More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “There will be moments where you’re strong and you can see a pathway forward,” he said, “and then there will be moments where you feel the loss, the helplessness and uncertainty and feeling overwhelmed at times.” Even when the evacuation orders are lifted,…

In Fire-Scarred Altadena, Some Residents Insist on Staying Put
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In Fire-Scarred Altadena, Some Residents Insist on Staying Put

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Standing beside a bicycle, Juan Carranza told neighbors how National Guard troops had just stopped his niece from handing him a delivery of hot Mexican food at the edge of the Altadena evacuation zone. Nearby, next to some avocado trees, Kristopher Carbone’s generator…

The Design Legacy of Los Angeles That Fell to the Fires
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The Design Legacy of Los Angeles That Fell to the Fires

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines More than a week after Los Angeles’s devastating fires began, the losses to the region’s rich architectural legacy are becoming clearer. The fires have already destroyed more of the county’s built heritage than other single event, according to Adrian Scott Fine, president and…

Synagogue Congregation Grieves in New Home After L.A. Fires
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Synagogue Congregation Grieves in New Home After L.A. Fires

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Rabbi Gold Jill Wright looked out at her congregation Friday night and uttered a simple statement, with a significant pause. “I noticed that you are … here.” That was because under the bright lights in the theater of the Mayfield Senior School, a…

Opinion | The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday
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Opinion | The Best Time to Fireproof Los Angeles Was Yesterday

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “The city burning is Los Angeles’s deepest image of itself,” Joan Didion wrote way back in the 1960s. And on X and Truth Social and, indeed, Fox News, they were playing the hits, too — the fires were not the result of climate…