What the Fire Left Behind: Scenes From Los Angeles

Scenes from the Fire Line

2025-01-12 03:45:00 – www.powerlineblog.com – The first picture here, which has appeared widely in the media in LA, shows the likely first outbreak of the Eaton Canyon fire, which is now thought to have been sparked by an electrical line owned by one of our corporate socialist “public” utilities. The relevant thing for Powerline readers to know is that the house in the foreground is owned by one of my best friends (who by the strangest twi…

What the Fire Left Behind: Scenes From Los Angeles

The Nation's Western correspondent, Sasha Abramsky, captures the destruction of the Palisades fire and the relics of the people who used to live in one debris zone.

The Los Angeles Fires Burned Livelihoods, Too

The comfort and gleam of the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles depended on the people who waded through rush-hour traffic on the 405 Freeway or the Pacific Coast Highway every morning to do the service work there. That’s why Elvis Sandoval and other workers, largely Latino immigrants, considered themselves part of the community. They trimmed the lawns, cleaned the living rooms, folded the laundry, watched the children or did any numb…

Survivors count the mental cost of Los Angeles fires

When the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles went up in smoke, Alexander Swedelson lost his apartment, but also a bit of his identity: the flames ravaged the businesses he loved, the trails he ran, and even the place he fished. "It's just been the most heartbreaking thing I've ever seen in my life. Man,

Survivors Count The Mental Cost Of Los Angeles Fires

When the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles went up in smoke, Alexander Swedelson lost his apartment, but also a bit of his identity: the flames ravaged the businesses he loved, the trails he ran, and even the place he fished.