Holocaust survivor, ex-Navy pilot among seniors suing LA over Palisades fire damage

Palisades, Malibu Residents Sue L.A. over Fire, Empty Reservoir

A group of a dozen residents of Pacific Palisades and Malibu are suing the L.A. Department of Water and Power (LADWP) over the recent fire.

Holocaust survivor, ex-Navy pilot among seniors suing LA over Palisades fire damage

LOS ANGELES — A dozen Pacific Palisades and Malibu residents are suing the city of L.A., alleging the Department of Water and Power and others could have done more to prevent and contain the massive January wildfire that destroyed their…

Holocaust survivor, ex-Navy pilot among seniors suing L.A. over Palisades fire damage

A group of senior citizens suing the city of L.A. over the Palisades fire includes a 93-year-old woman who escaped the Holocaust and a former Navy pilot undergoing cancer treatment.

Stewart Hicks — One House Survived. The Others Burned.

On January 2025, a wind‑driven wildfire tore through Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades, destroying more than 1,200 buildings and racking up an estimated $250 billion in damage. Yet one newly built home—surrounded by ashes and charred foundations—stood almost untouched. How did it survive when its century‑old neighbors didn’t?

Travelers says 77% of its $1.7bn LA wildfire losses came from Palisades fire - Artemis.bm

US primary insurer Travelers has disclosed in its first-quarter results today that it estimates 77% of its overall just over $1.7 billion of net losses

Diary of a Spreadsheet

In January 2025, the Eaton and Palisades fires displaced tens of thousands of people in Southern California. For n+1, tenant organizer Chelsea Kirk writes about the “rapid-fire monetization of disaster” in the Los Angeles rental market—and how homeowners and real estate agents capitalized on the chaos. Kirk recounts how she began collecting cases of price gouging on Zillow into a spreadsheet, and how her project evolved into a larger grassroots …