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ONE YEAR AGO TONIGHT: Our Editor’s Eyewitness Report from the Eaton Fire Frontlines
Fire Storm After the Heat, Here Comes the Burn By Peachy Keenan Originally posted on 1.16.25. A little after 6 PM last Tuesday, January 7th, I sat outside the charming brick facade of Altadena Hardware on Mariposa Street waiting to pick up my teenage son, who worked after school as a stock clerk. Every day … Read more
L.A. RAIN-MAGEDDON: Water, Water, Everywhere, But Not a Drop for Us
The usual flooding has begun on our crumbling Los Angeles freeways, and soon it will all be flushed into the sea so we can all pay enormous sums to the DWP for the water they import FROM OTHER STATES
WHERE’S THE MONEY, GAVIN: $76 Billion in CA Fraud – and That’s Per Year!
A new report from State Senator Kevin Kiley allege as much as $76.5 billion or more in fraudulent spending in California. This is no surprise. If you ever wondered why we pay the highest taxes in the entire country and get the least for the money, but still have a massive state deficit, this is … Read more
15 INCHES?!?! Rainapocalypse Heads to CA for Christmas
Santa’s better bring his raincoat! They’re saying there may be 10-15 inches of rain on the Eaton Fire burn scar–bad news. You have until Tuesday afternoon to get your Christmas shopping done!
LA DWP STRIKES AGAIN: Notorious Palisades Reservoir Goes Down Again!
Reminder that the head of the LA DWP, who runs and manages all the city reservoirs, is the highest paid employee in the state at nearly $500,000 a year. “LADWP says fire protection would rely on a temporary 6-mile, 10-inch high-pressure hose line from Topanga water tanks if the reservoir is drained.” Topanga? That’s pretty … Read more