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  1. Full disclosure: I am not an unbiased observer. I live near the foothills, and my insurance rates tripled in 2024 because of fire risk. I had to evacuate because of the #EatonFire, as did many of my friends and coworkers. I know plenty of people whose homes were destroyed. I have followed the investigation into the fire closely.

  2. But fires are still a worry even without negligent utilities, so skyrocketing insurance rates are going to push homeowners in the right direction anyway. Meanwhile, utilities are responsible for starting a large fraction of the most devastating wildfires in California history, and indemnifying them just rewards them for failing to maintain their infrastructure.

    #EatonFire

  3. I can kind of understand the justification. There are real worries about what would happen to customers if liability from something like the #EatonFire drove one of the big utilities bankrupt. Meanwhile, the increased insurance rates would mostly hit homeowners in fire-prone areas, where they might encourage more fire-resistant construction and landscaping. It kind of makes sense if you don't think about it too hard.

  4. Utility-caused fires are largely preventable through better line maintenance, but the utilities don't want to spend the money if it can be turned into returns for shareholders instead. Properly assigning liability when that kind of short-sighted thinking causes massively destructive wildfires is apparently the only thing that is capable of getting the utility companies' attention.

    #EatonFire

  5. This plan from Governor Newsom to shift cost for utility-started wildfires onto insurers is a terrible idea. It gives utilities a get-out-of-liability-free card when they negligently start wildfires, removing their biggest incentive for cleaning up their act. Instead, insurance companies and homeowners will be left to clean up the destruction the utility companies cause.

    #EatonFire

    latimes.com/business/story/202

  6. LA Times: Key takeaways from investigation into Edison’s role in the deadly Eaton fire

    ".. New details revealed in court show that critical fire prevention equipment needed repair before the blaze and that vegetation under the tower where it ignited hadn’t been trimmed for years.

    Investigators say Edison kept power flowing through mountain transmission lines despite “life‑threatening” Santa Ana winds and documented multiple equipment violations.

    With the first negligence trial set for January and Newsom-backed laws limiting utility wildfire liability, survivors warn California is eroding corporate incentives to prevent future catastrophic blazes.

    ..."

    (paywall)
    latimes.com/business/story/202

    #EatonFire #lawsuit #wildfires

  7. I mean, I’d just sue Southern California Edison for invasion of privacy for repeatedly flying drones around my neighborhood, but I doubt they’ll even exist after the Eaton Fire survivors get finished with them.

    #eatonfire #CorporateGreed #SCE #SCEdison

    deadline.com/2026/08/edison-to

  8. PASADENA, California-- The deadly 2025 #EatonFire was caused by Southern California Edison equipment, fire officials said in a report released Tuesday.

    A utility's idle transmission tower caused the fire that killed 19.

  9. In article: "...SoCal Edison has claimed in lawsuits earlier this year that Los Angeles County agencies failed to send timely evacuation warnings to residents in east and west Altadena. Eighteen of the 19 people who died in the fire lived in west Altadena...."

    #EatonFire #Altadena

  10. Sediment hauling begins soon. Link includes map of hailing routes from Pasadena to Sun Valley and Irwindale

    July 27 – Nov. 15, 2026: Hauling operations will occur Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.*

    #EatonFire

    pw.lacounty.gov/projects/eaton

  11. @odd Yes. They would like help rebuilding, although I have no idea how much of the collection they were able to save. thebunnymuseum.com/

    I was actually visiting the cycle shop next door. Husband & wife affair, those two places.

    independent.co.uk/news/world/a

    #Altadena #LosAngeles #EatonFire

  12. I discovered a huge number of photos I uploaded and didn't go back and tag, years ago.

    I've already spent too many hours today tagging and saving and organizing when I should be doing other things, but I found this photo of the disabled parking sign at The Bunny Museum in Altadena, California...several years before the #EatonFire

    #LosAngeles #Altadena #DisabilityPrideMonth

  13. A drone views show the extent of the damage of a neighborhood block at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, January 19, 2025. REUTERS/David Swanson

    #photography
    #Altadena
    #widlfires
    #EatonFire
    #AltText

  14. Our changing climate in 2025

    From droughts and record heat to wildfires and deadly rains, the extremes of a changing climate and its effect on humans, animals and the landscape in 2025.

    Flames engulf a structure as the Eaton Fire burns in Pasadena, California, January 7. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

    #photography
    #wildfires
    #Pasadena
    #EatonFire

  15. LA Times: New evidence confirms Edison’s idle line ignited Eaton fire, lawyers say

    "... New surveillance video and utility data bolster claims that a century-old, idle Edison transmission line ignited last year’s Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and displaced thousands in Altadena, lawyers say.
    Lawyers for insurers are seeking a ruling holding Edison financially liable for the fire. They point to how two flashes on a video from a Pasadena swim club correspond to the timing of two faults, three seconds apart, that Edison recorded on its transmission lines just before the fire ignited.
    Edison has not accepted responsibility for igniting the fire, saying its own investigation and a separate inquiry by state and county officials is continuing.
    ..."

    (paywall)
    latimes.com/business/story/202

    #wildfires #EatonFire #Altadena

  16. Ah, LA Times article completely backing my assertion that YES, if you are posting wildfires, you should be posting the address of reported fires, EVEN IF not confirmed specifically by an "official evacuation notice". Because that information is critical to help citizens (as well as firefighters, etc.) understand where fast moving wildfires are going.

    (paywall)
    latimes.com/california/story/2

    #EatonFire #wildfires

  17. Displaced by the Eaton or Palisades wildfires? The Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is ready to help.

    You have options for the upcoming Statewide Primary Election.

    Your ballot can reach you wherever you're staying, and you can still vote in your home district. Add a temporary mailing address to your registration to ensure you receive your Vote by Mail ballot.

    #Vote #EatonFire #PalisadesFire
    lavote.gov/recovery

  18. If you’re a landlord or tenant affected by the 2025 #EatonFire or #PalisadesFire and #windstorm events or any other emergency financial hardships, you may be eligible for financial assistance

    The deadline to submit an application is Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM PST.

    More info can be found in the link or by calling:

    (877) 849-0770
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. PT

    #LosAngeles #RentRelief #Altadena #Pasadena

    lacountyrentrelief.com/

  19. LACDMH will operate two walk-in centers: #EatonFire Collaborative (540 W. Woodbury Road, Altadena 91001) & #PalisadesFire Collaborative (15247 La Cruz Drive, Los Angeles 90272)
    services include: individual & family counseling, crisis stabilization, support groups, case management, wellness activities, & linkage to additional resources
    Both centers will initially be open from 9 a to 6 p, M-F
    Residents may also call (833) 659-0600 to speak to a #mentalhealth professional
    dmh.lacounty.gov/blog/2026/02/

  20. "Governor Newsom Expands Mortgage Relief Program for One Year to LA Fire Survivors "

    "...Through Governor Newsom’s expansion of the state’s CalAssist mortgage relief program, disaster-affected homeowners now qualify for up to 12 months of mortgage assistance, a four-fold increase from the previous three-month limit, with support available up to $100,000.

    As part of the state’s ongoing recovery efforts, the expanded program, announced February 12, provides greater financial relief to eligible homeowners impacted by the 2025 LA fires and other qualifying disasters. Homeowners who previously received three months of assistance may qualify for additional support, bringing total relief to a full year.

    The program now covers up to $100,000 in total assistance, up from $20,000, with payments made directly to mortgage servicers...."

    malibucity.org/m/newsflash/hom

    #PalisadesFire #EatonFire #wildfires #recovery

  21. One year ago today, our apartment building was placed under an evacuation warning for the Sunset Fire. We left. We were among the lucky ones, as the string of fires in that stretch of days killed hundreds, destroyed thousands of homes and structures, and burned tens of thousands of acres of land.

    #LosAngeles #California #SunsetFire #PalisadesFire #Wildfires #Trump #USPol #EatonFire

  22. "...In the spring, the pyrogeographer and wildfire YouTuber Zeke Lunder embarked on a bike tour with some fire friends of the foothill communities of the Santa Monica Mountains: Bel-Air, Beverly Hills and Beverly Glen. He later released an indelible five-part video series, “Danger in Plain Sight,” documenting the fire-risk conditions there, which he called “exactly the same as in the Palisades.”

    “The hazards are ridiculous from a physical geography standpoint,” Lunder told me. “That intersection of canyons that funnel the wind, the intensity of the Santa Anas, the draftiness of those winds, and then this super flammable natural landscape, mingled with a superflammable urban landscape — you couldn’t really make it much worse unless you installed some giant fans.”..."

    #wildfires #EatonFire #PalisadesFire

  23. Risk rises for #mudslides around #LACounty fire zones; prepare for worst-case scenario, officials warn

    Alene Tchekmedyian, Rong-Gong Lin II, Melody Gutierrez, LA Times
    January 26, 2025

    "With more rain on the way, officials warned Sunday of an increasing risk of mudslides in #LosAngelesCounty's burn areas, with a 10% to 20% chance of significant #FlashFlooding and #DebrisFlows capable of damaging roads and homes in and around areas devastated by #wildfires.

    "'This is the worst-case scenario to prepare for,' said Kristan Lund, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

    "'We do have increasing concern for the #BurnScars,' Lund said. The charred footprint of the Eaton fire, which blackened more than 14,000 acres, is the most worrisome. 'These #FlashFloods and these debris flows could happen in and near or below these burn scars.'

    "A #FloodWatch took effect at 10 a.m. Sunday and was set to continue through 4 p.m. Monday for the burned areas of the #EatonFire in the #Altadena and #Pasadena areas; the #PalisadesFire and #FranklinFires in the Pacific Palisades and Malibu areas; the Hughes fire around Lake Castaic; and the Bridge fire in the San Gabriel Mountains west and southwest of Wrightwood. The flood watch started six hours earlier than originally anticipated as rain began falling steadily around Los Angeles."

    Read more:
    aol.com/news/risk-rises-mudsli
    #ClimateCrisis #CaliforniaFires #BurnScar #FlashFloodWarning #FloodDanger #Mudslides #CaliforniaWx