Pacific Palisades burning

Is that burning the blue part of CA or the red part of CA?

I hope no celebrities are affected!

Oh, so *that's* why it's so windy today.

Remember when wildfire events like this only happened in the dead of summer?

Thoughts and prayers, seriously! It must be a terrifying situation.

If true this is really wild because the station is almost to the PCH.

Well, we'd recovered from the last fires so it was about time. Funny how 2 popped up right when these winds were announced.

An accident? Are the jars alright?

Jumped very quickly from 200 acres to 700 acres

Didn't they vacuum the woods?

Daily Mail has a video of a reporter asking Steve Guttenberg "what's your name?" Steve answers truthfully. His house is 'right up the hill'. He seems to be helping the police move cars.

Is the fire making a land acknowledgement that it is burning the sacred ground that once belonged to indigenous peoples of California?

Pacific Palisades is where Ben and Jen's 64 milllion dollar pile is.

Twitter is already blaming homeless people for starting fires today in SoCal

Seen on social media: “This is not a Pacific Palisades only fire, it will become over next 24-48-72 hours the biggest fire in Southern California history, Thousand Oaks, Malibu, Simi Valley, all the way up to Santa Barbara depending on winds, all of it.”

Are you watching that right now, r11? I am.

Scary!

What's on their iPod?

Now nearly 800 acres.

Twitter is blaming homeless people? Right, all of those homeless people in the Palisades

Morgan Fairchild says people are literally running for their lives.

R3, are evacuating Steven Spielberg and Goldie Hawn still considered celebrities?

It's affecting The Summit area right now, which is the northernmost developed part of Pacific Palisades. Mostly middle and upper-middle class area, not heavily populated with very famous celebrities. I believe a childhood friend's younger brother lives up there, will have to check in with their family to confirm.

Garner and Affleck's homes in Brentwood (at eastern edge of PP) aren't threatened right now at all. If the winds blow this thing westward, as is thought to happen, it will be Malibu that will be hit next.

These wildfires scare the shit outta me. Hurricanes, earthquakes not so much. I hope they can get this under control soon.

Morgan Fairchild is very flammable. She's 2/3 chemicals and plastics.

Very affluent area - this is devasting. I hope all are okay an little property damage.

Are Tori Spelling, her brood, and the RV okay???

Dianne Kay has evacuated.

R7 wildfires in Los Angeles always happen this time of year, although usually not this late because the rainy season starts in January.

Seen on social media: “ Pacific Palisades 🔥🔥🔥 warmings of fire, ash and smoke, with 7,000 actress and several structures burned. ⚠️🚨⚡”

SEVEN THOUSAND ACTRESSES BURNED!

I may finally get my Oscar from this limited pool of talent now.

I for one am glad to be rid of those horrible white and beige glass monstrosities.

Is Brendad Ickson okay?

Looks like a shot from 9,/11

[quote]Is Brendad Ickson okay?

Was she *ever*?

I saw Heather Locklear running down Sunset, screaming in her underwear.

Thank goodness Biden is still President and FEMA can do their job.

R40 🏆🤣

Fire sale bargains!

1,308 acres now. Jumped 500+ acres in less than an hour.

I’m seeing so much criticism of the people who abandoned their vehicles. It’s ONE WAY IN, ONE WAY OUT! Do you understand what that means?! If the fire is barreling toward you, you don’t have time to think. You’re abandoning EVERYTHING and running for your LIFE. Who among us doesn’t instinctively grab our keys when we leave the car? These people weren’t calmly planning their exit. They were in survival mode, acting on pure instinct, fleeing flames. And now some nitwits, sitting comfortably at home, have the nerve to judge them?! These people have lost EVERYTHING. Homes, memories, their sense of safety! Have a little compassion before you start throwing around your smug comments! This is a NIGHTMARE.

Mansion on fire

Brett Sommers of Match Game fame was airlifted out just minutes ago.

KTLA reporting that the wind is not blowing in one direction, but changing and blowing from all directions “like a cyclone.”

May not have been live, but Fox11 just showed a couple residents in black on motorcycles. They were carrying evacuees out one by one. One of them stated he lost his house, but that his cat was rescued, he has his insurance papers, and he's safe. What else is he going to do but help? Not just sit there and cry. He said nobody likes their motorcycles cause they're loud, but today they're saving lives.

God bless those chopper daddies.

[quote] Very affluent area - this is devasting. I hope all are okay a little property damage.

Fuck you.

Well HERLO I AM FINE as my cindo if is CETURY CITY and save from the fire!!!! PREYING for all INVLOVED!

[quote] Thank goodness Biden is still President and FEMA can do their job.

Like last time when they were told to skip those with Trump signs on the lawn. 🙄

Has Susan Dey made a statement?

This is Gavin Newsom's chance to establish himself as a real leader heading into 2028.

Have the flames reached Jennifer Garner?

10k houses threatened... just awful.

So hard to watch. Please leave when you can. Things can be replaced, but not your life.

This is God's punishment for yer evil liberal ways, Commiefornia!

This is why I left.

Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell just built their new home in the Palisades next door to Jennifer Garner.

According to the fire chief on the live press conference, National Weather Service has predicted that winds will pick up and get worse between 10pm this evening and 5am tomorrow morning. LAFD is strongly encouraging everyone in LA county to be prepared for an emergency scenario, fire related or otherwise.

Omg. You cannot outrun that kind of fire once it is arriving, not with Santa Ana wind speeds. The fire can travel several football fields in just a few minutes.

There’ll be a hot time in the old town tonight 🔥 🔥 🔥

Not from the area but I have some family that live in rustic canyon and they are “waiting it out”. Able bodied and still don’t want to evacuate out of pure caution. Can’t tell if they are scared to leave or cocky or what. Am I just overly worried cause I’m not a Californian lol?

Also r52:

BEARKING: Vehicle allegedly slams into New Orleans crowd; multiple fatalities

[quote]R398 still thinks Antifa was a hoax. What a dope.

r52 is the reason the word rancid was invented.

City on Fire!

[quote] This is Gavin Newsom's chance to establish himself as a real leader heading into 2028.

Gavin Newsom will never be president. Get over it.

OMG the wealth and deep pockets going up in flames! Let's give them handouts! Rebuild!

They say people are running to the shore.

Try harder, r69.

Is the fire going to get the Getty???

ABC 7 Reporting the Getty Villa is on fire.

Is the Thomas Mann house safe?

KTLA just interviewed a resident (with a motorcycle, so she was able drive around a bit) who said that there are now spot fires on the Pali High campus. No structures (yet) but vegetation, and a couple fires in the stands of the stadium.

That fire is really on the move. Leave your car and run!

James Woods had to evacuate and his neighbors lost their houses. As despicable and tedious he's become in wouldn't wish this on anyone. My families home burned down shortly after I was born and it took a huge toll on my parents mental health and while not the sole cause of definitely hastened their inevitable divorce and left them in financial ruin.

A few sobering facts:

1. The entire L.A. region has received less than a half-inch of rain in the past eight MONTHS.

2. Even by their own standards, this year's Santa Ana winds are unhinged: speeds up to 100mph expected tonight per the NWS.

3. They just issued an evacuation order for 30,000 people in/out the Palisades AS I WAS FUCKING TYPING THIS.

JFC.

They're saying that hurricane force winds are expected during the night. The videos are unbelievable. The last time I saw a fire this bad was Maui.

R79 it will probably be like that overnight, with some people racing to the sea and into the sea to survive.

[quote]James Woods had to evacuate and his neighbors lost their houses. As despicable and tedious he's become in wouldn't wish this on anyone.

Some absolute cunt on social media said he would have stayed to help if the first responders were underage, and I wanted to invite that person here.

Palisades Village is probably going to burn down. The fire is basically in downtown Palisades right now. Pali High is said to be on fire.

Trump to compensate his voters only.

Pacific Coast Highway in that area is closed. Winds are currently intensifying. I don't see how they can possibly have enough firefighters or fire engines to fight this thing.

What's on the fire's iPod? Obviously "Palisades Park" ...

Supposed to be stronger winds Wednesday.

My rich bitch sis lives there-burn baby burn.

It's heading toward The Getty Museum.

You can monitor the aircraft activity from this site. There were dousing airplanes before. I don't see them now.

That’s funny r87 bc I hoped you’d get AIDS. And you did.

Burning Down The House..

R84, that may not even be relevant. Not even 500 trucks could stop a fire being pushed by 100 mph winds through an area with nearly no rain since last April.

I know the cretins on X are accusing a homeless person of starting, but gee, let's think: who in America is feeling unusually entitled at present, and emboldened to do something extreme to show everyone that "Fuhrer Trump means BUSINESS!" about "sanctuary states"?

The only silver lining is Matt Gutman reporting live.

In response to the East Coast cold snap. several Facebook friends in California posted smug "I love Winter in California" memes earlier today.

They have since deleted them.

Wow, palm trees burn fast.

I'm usually complaining that I live too far inland to enjoy the benefits of being on the coast, but this is one time where I'll count my blessings.

Palm trees are not native to California, they were imported during the 19th century. Maybe not a great idea.

They stop flying at sundown, R89. I watched a press conference earlier in which officials said that they were of limited effectiveness this afternoon because the winds were just so fucking fierce. The fire-retardant and/or water was just blowing away, evaporating in the wind.

The Getty Villa is an insatiable bottom.

Put on a mask out there.

They're talking about using the 405 as a fire break. That means they might be prepared to let this thing burn through Brentwood!

Sending everyone at risk my best wishes, and I hope you are all safe and sound going into the early morning.

The winds were REALLY intense last night & tonight they can & will destroy anything in sight with a fire accompanying it.

I received an alert from my service provider advising that we may experience power outages as proactive measures to mitigate risk in our community, so please don’t forget to keep your devices & cellphones charged, along with flashlights , batteries & go bags if you live in high risk areas.

[quote]It's heading toward The Getty Museum.

There goes Vincent van Gogh's Iris.

R87 never had AIDS/HIV Mistaken ID

That is an inferno out of control.

This is bad. I have a couple friends over that way and I haven’t heard anything. Hopefully they’re busy getting the f outta there.

What’s the best TV station to stream? I’d rather see the local guys cover this.

Those poor firefighters, it's too immense for them to put it out at this stage.

It’s not that bad. Later tonight and tomorrow will be bad-100 MPH Winds- Santa Ana Winds. Santa didn’t mention anything about this…

Dzrlingszh, am I in California? Thinszh [bold]have been[/bold] a little hazzzzzxhy lately.

If sho, please HELP!

R106:

It is really heartbreaking that such an extraordinary coastline and the structures/homes are always at risk every fucking year. And we’ve had no rain in the last 3 months.

So-Cal is one of the most beautiful areas in this country, & I hate that so many people are just completely powerless and fucked whenever this shit starts up again. It’s a situation that even moving inland doesn’t always protect homeowners, and the price for insuring homes is out of control.

Welp, there goes the Getty. 😢

The landmark Villa de Leon on fire

Used in many shoots, probably most notably Lady Gaga’s Paparazzi

Palm trees were described by one comedian as “gorgeous but useless, like the fountain at the Grove or Gavin Newsom.”...

R2 That's a blue part of LA County, just west of UCLA and east of Santa Monica.

Re: Hwy 405 mentioned by R101. This is already a huge fire with massive embers going airborne and setting new structures on fire. It’s being whipped up by 75mph winds or even stronger gusts, and it can jump a major highway like the 405.

My children Monica and Miles’ homes are on fire and frankly I’m not all that bothered.

For those wanting local coverage, Elex Michaelson and his big white teefs are anchoring on Fox 11 Los Angeles.

Hope Liza will be ok-national treasure that one.

Four short hours ago, R13 posted that the fire jumped quickly from 200 to 700 acres. It’s now 3,000 acres and growing.

LAFD now saying this fire has zero containment and, for what may be the first time, they are asking all firefighters in the area to call a number to get a volunteer assignment.

So glad to hear they got Brett Somers out.Maybe a place for her on the new Hollywood Squares-what? You say she’s what?

R113, that's sad, one of my favorite museums. Unlike the big on on top of the hill, the Getty Villa was such a hidden gem, great recreation of an actual Roman villa in a setting that even feels like you could be in Italy. Full of roman antiquities.

Intense footage right now on social media. Flames jumping from upscale house to upscale house and no firefighters can do anything. And I never understand how people can survive driving their cars through a burning neighborhood without the car’s rubber tires overheating.

They just announced it was a block from Gelson's.

BRENDAD'S GELSON'S!

What a shame-the new Tim Allen show is premiering tonight.

And now there’s another new fire , the Close Fire, burning near Pasadena and also growing fast.

I feel horrible for the firefighters and what they must be going through.

However, if this fire was in a poor area of Los Angeles, it wouldn't be getting the coverage it's getting. America only care about rich people's lives.

I can sort of get trying to ride out a hurricane (maybe), but not evacuating in response to a fire after being told to?

Just over the scanner "losing multiple homes on PCH." Oceanside.

Denise Crosby said she and her husband and dog are ok, but she doesn’t know if she has a house.

My god, the sky is red.

[quote]However, if this fire was in a poor area of Los Angeles, it wouldn't be getting the coverage it's getting. America only care about rich people's lives.

It would be getting just as much coverage, more if that’s even possible, because the homes would be closer together and people would be more resistant to leaving and there would be a tremendous number of deaths. Rich people know that have insurance and they can find a place to go. So maybe just be glad it’s not in a poor area of LA instead of making really stupid posts.

And they're running out of water.

Firefighters reporting on scanners that they are out of water and requesting reassignment asap.

Scary. 2025 is starting out terribly

"However, if this fire was in a poor area of Los Angeles, it wouldn't be getting the coverage it's getting. America only care about rich people's lives. "

May be one of the only advantages to being poor in LA area. For the most part, you're living in the flats, not up in the hills with a ton of vegetation. So, the risk of suffering a catastrophic fire is greatly reduced.

10 acres currently burning in Pasadena in the Close Fire.

Unbelievable.

I have a friend in Bel Air, who is ready to evacuate, but he told me that Jason Blum from Blumhouse had to evacuate his family. He has a lot of valuable art in his house too, coming from an art dealer family.

Then I have friends in Monrovia + Pasadena with no power.

I was working in Pomona, which is around 50 miles away from the ocean, and the sky was filled with ash.

The embers from these fires can travel for MILES, on the backs of these fast dry winds. Meaning, nearly every part of LA County is at high risk for the rest of the week.

I think we're looking at a catastrophic event for the ages, potentially. I'm really praying for everyone out there.

Grim

Downtown Malibu is also in danger at this point.

Lucinda Basset in Malibu-hope she can save the original ‘’Attacking Anxiety” CD masters-OMG!

1hr ago:

At the Getty Villa, some trees & vegetation on site have burned, but no structures are on fire, and staff and the collection remain safe.

I'm in the northeast but feel sympathy and worry for those in the area.

The Close Fire in Pasadena has been renamed the Eaton Fire. It is expected to grow rapidly

All firefighting planes have been ordered to ground for the night due to the high winds.

Has anyone asked if Meghan's OK?

Poor Lucinda. Another trigger. You thought the coast was a safe sanctuary.

Eaton at 200 acres already.

Meghan:the show must go on!

It is a MASSIVE fire.

Thank God Peter Yarrow is dead in time. This would break his heart.

Why are there no fires at Mar-a-Lago? Dammit!

Eaton is growing fast, nearly half of Altadena just got evacuation orders

The wind got really intense in the last 20 minutes jfc.

The fires are approaching the Getty Museum.

It will be a catastrophe is the museum burns.

The Getty Museum is ablaze.

Are these two fires (Pasadena and Pacific Palisades) going to join?

Studio One is on FIRE, Donna Pescow had to cancel her cabaret show.

It looks horrifying.

r160 the two areas are like 20 miles apart, so unlikely. However - the blowing of embers over many miles, in the LA area, could very well mean other large fires in between these two are possible.

r159 the Getty was allegedly built to withstand a large fire, this very type of event. It has special systems to protect the artwork within its walls. These are likely to be put to the test this week.

It's on fire R163.

Do you mean the Getty Museum (up off the 405) or the Getty Villa, down in Pacific Palisades and very close to the fires?

Villa or Center?

It's the Getty Villa museum that's threatened, although they're saying the collection and structure are safe. The Getty is the famous museum most people are familiar with. Two different museums in different places.

Live Updates:

R160. If they do join (which is an impossibility), it means the apocalypse is here.

Good Lord! That is scary AF!

Those winds! And the fire is just making them more intense.

Those poor animals abandoned in houses or cars as people flee!

Get out! I’ll take this fucking foot of snow and 20 degree temps over that terrifying shit any day!

The Getty Villa has fire on its grounds. Not the Getty Museum.

🤷🏻‍♂️ happens…

The Getty Villa they just said while not on fire yet, is surrounded by fire on all sides.

[quote] OMG the wealth and deep pockets going up in flames! Let's give them handouts! Rebuild!

Not clever. The residents of these areas pay a mint in federal taxes and are no less deserving than the red staters who lose homes and livelihood to floods, tornados, hurricanes and fires all the time (and still vote for Dump).

The nutcases are out in full force in the wake of the fire.

How did this fucking fire start?

[quote]Are these two fires (Pasadena and Pacific Palisades) going to join?

Yeah they're gonna go on a boat ride in Echo Park.

The priceless artifacts at the Getty were most likely already located in fireproof structures. They would never be able to be insured if they weren’t.

[quote] It is a MASSIVE fire.

Thanks for the breaking news, Captain Obvious.

That’s Entertainment! Fox 11 live online. Really enjoying the show. Sipping Diet Coke w/rum and left over See’s Christmas candy.

NOPE! R178, they are not moved, you don't have time like that in a sudden fire. And I have been there several times, there are no fire proof enclosures. It's a small museum nestled in a canyon. Very much on the human scale with very little protection.

The Getty Villa is also a museum.

City of Santa Monica now ordering evaluations in the northwest area of town.

This wild fire is spreading like wild fire.

Also a museum? What else would it be? No one lived there, it's always been a museum.

How many more people will Caitlyn Jenner kill on her way out?

"Ben, if your house burns down, you can move in with me, papi!"

Biden in Coachella-why?

R188. To announce a new National Park.

We haven’t hear from Liza in a while-any update?

What about Wundy Gurl?? Wasn’t she in the L.A. area??

I don't know how Madame Tussaud's comes through this.

I don't know why they don't spread the fire retardant before these things get started. What a bunch of dummies.

[quote] How did this fucking fire start?

Between drought conditions and the dry Santa Ana 70 mile-per-hour wind gusts a fart could have started it. I am not sure it is that important until it is put out.

Beautiful homes crumbling from fire.Those people had it made-HAD it made.

Omg these two men and their dog are trapped in their home with fire all around them. Praying they survive

WTF

WTF?!!! A new MANDATORY evacuation order for Santa Monica, north of San Vincente. Evacuate to the South and the East.

Waiting for one of those news folks to get burned or trapped.Anything for a story.

That would be really sad if the Van Gogh's Irises got burned. It's amazing that it (Irises) was not in a museum until 1990, when it went for auction.

HORSES!

The wind gusts are picking up all over Los Angeles. I will not be able to sleep tonight.

"The Palisades fire was initially reported around 10:30 a.m. in the area of ​​Piedra Morada and Monte Hermoso drives, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson David Ortiz said. The blaze later jumped Palisades Drive and was burning on both sides of the road. Officials have not yet determined how the fire started, but it erupted during a high-risk major windstorm that created extreme fire conditions in the area. With low humidity and dry vegetation in the region, the winds created a perfect storm for fire ignition."

Those guys are gonna die,Couldn’t watch.

What will Jack, Janet, and Chrissy do?!

Wow, the speed was unreal. Upset at all the inevitable loss od life.

R111 needs to sit in a cold bath.

R205 barbecue Mr. Roper with Mrs. Roper

[quote] Those guys are gonna die,Couldn’t watch.

I think they made it out.

Shit, it's horrible.

When it finally goes out, it's going to be one empty place.

How soon before the power outages city wide?

Looks like firefighters are spraying water on the house with the two guys and dog inside?

When I first saw Steve Gutenberg I thought he had BEEN in the fire. But then I realized that he’s just really old.

Someone needs to take that beautiful dog away from those idiots.

R205. They will overhear each other through the swinging kitchen door and have a misunderstanding. Chrissy will then mug for the invisible camera.

MARY. Is the "WEHO" in danger?

I hope there are no crispy critters.

Shit it’s hit Malibu now.

R214-you are a laugh riot!!! Tonight’s Prize Winning Post!

Those guys waited too long and put firefighters at risk-

Gutenberg was beautiful in Cocoon.

All very stressful, bowels are being strangulated.

I should donate some water.

‘’Los Angeles properties available-cheap!

I don't know what I would do if I lost my home. Where would I go? Somewhere I could take my dog and that may not be easy. If desperate, I have a car but who wants to live like that?

It would suck, R226, but insurance would at least provide you with an opportunity to piece your life back together.

Good point R227. Unfortunately, I think this week is going to be the death knell of private homeowners insurance in California. Just got an alert...new fire in Pasadena...the Bert Fire.

Welcome to Florida.

I was just wondering that, r226.

When those people on Sunset abandoned their cars, where did they go? You can’t outrun that shit.

You’re on foot, carrying what you can - how far can you get? And will you end up evacuating again as the fire is still going?

That’s fucking insane and scary.

It just burned down another Million Dollar Listing!

Yeah, and breathing in all that smoky, hot air while trying to get someplace else. I'm happy to live in New England even though winter can be unpleasant, it's not the worst.

This is just part of life in California. This happens every day there.

Anyone here in the path of the fire, mark yourself "SAFE" on this thread.

SAFE

Those poor horses— I don’t think the people could save them all.

[quote] Good point [R227]. Unfortunately, I think this week is going to be the death knell of private homeowners insurance in California. Just got an alert...new fire in Pasadena...the Bert Fire.

Ugh...our insurance premium has tripled in the past 3 years. I am expecting our insurer to send us a notice of non-renewal any day now.

I’m watching KNBC live on their website from San Francisco. Some dizzy queen in Pacific Palisades handed the reporter two of his paintings he wanted to save, and then gave his cell phone number out on tv.

[quote] Scary. 2025 is starting out terribly

Just wait. Trump’s not even in office yet.

I wonder if Gladstone’s is still standing.

Is Streisand’s pile safe?

Where am I supposed to go? Stoney End? I never wanted to go!

That’s kind of smart of him r238.

Is Paradise Cove in the fire’s path?

You know Streisand has James Brolin, Jason Gould, Roslyn Kind, her manicurist, her assistants, and the servants hosing the manse down right now

[quote]r241 Is Streisand’s pile safe?

[quote] R242 Where am I supposed to go? Stoney End? I never wanted to go! — Mrs. James Brolin

Babs and her brood are huddled below ground in the mall.

Thank god for the frozen yogurt machine.

James does have a beautiful hose.

These people who stay in their homes too long just so they can record and share their escape. CRAZY-only in LA.

I can’t stop thinking about all the innocent animals that are burning alive right now.

Duke’s in Malibu is gone.

Some of those horse were left behind.Sad.

R251, right now, we would all love some hoses. Great big, water-spurting hoses.

LOL R252-you kill me

An hour ago there was a post on X about a "possible mass casualty incident" at Dukes.

R253, you ain't seen nothing yet.

over at fox news.com they are all LAUGHING and CELEBRATING. Deplorables is to nice a word for them.

DUKES???? WTF?

They’re celebrating the fire?

Okay I had some bad intel. Duke’s is okay as of now but people walked there after being badly burned. The fire is close though.

Mass casualty at Dukes.

Thank God Biden’s in Coachella. Said no one.

I swear this is a place used in movies or is famous on the PCH. Can anyone identify it or knows if it’s gone?

but none of the fire tracker maps are showing any wildfires between Topanga Beach and Malibu. How can there be a mass casualty event at Duke's?

{r258} basically 95 percent of fox news readers are celebrating and laughing. they're truly sick

This photo of Santa Monica. Jesus.

Some vid. The Getty Villa is not burning. Some small fires on road leading up to it at lower entrance level.

R262. That's Thelma Todd's Sidewalk Cafe. She opened it with her lover in the early 1930s. she was found dead in her car in the garage in that upper level in 1935.

They need to retrieve the firefighters for now. This has become pissing in a snow bank to melt it.

I missed that-did Thelma’s cafe burn?OMG

Burbank/San Fernardo/Sylmar now on fire...two separate events.

Thank you r267

BBC is saying Altadena near Eaton Canyon on fire, too. Poor LA Metro.

Hollywood History. She was wonderful but died at 29.

R271. You're welcome. It's a GORGEOUS structure in person. I hope it's still there.

Photo from plane diverted from Burbank to LAX on reddit.

Another pic

R272. Altadena, Pasadena, San Marino, Burbank, San Fernando, Sylmar...all of these LA suburbs reporting fires. Sierra Madre now being evacuated.

My fucking God. Will this be the thing that finally has people get that climate change is here?

No. It’s the wrath of God punishing Hollywood for it many sins.

Fuck, I have a friend in Sierra Madre. Single Mom who works her ass off to keep her place in Sierra Madre because that little town in the canyon gave her and her boy such joy.

It’s on Pacific Coast Highway but no news about it’s fate.

Still going but they're being cautious about the wind. Sucks to be you, California right now.

Has anyone checked on Andy Dick?

Gonna be a long night.

R263: I was listening to the LA County Fire scanner earlier when those calls were placed. It didn't happen AT Duke's. There are fires in Big Rock and Las Flores, and there were residents who were burned as they evacuated. Duke's was set up as a staging/triage area for the EMTs that were being called.

There's another fire in Pasadena - the Bert fire. Small as of now, but conditions obviously exist for it to grow.

Hasn’t Malibu suffered enough?

Eaton Canyon fire, seen from Montebello.

What about Brentwood?

R280. Sierra Madre is a beautiful little town. Hopefully it stays intact. I have lots of good memories there.

If you're curious about a specific area:

1. Search it in Google

2. Move to the "news" tab

3. Click on "tools" and select "in the last hour"

R289. Brentwood hasn't been evacuated yet. The line ends on the west side of its border.

Malibu

Isn't Brentwood where Bea Arthur and Betty White used to live?

Dreading to learn the full extent of the carnage. This is really, really bad.

I have an acquaintance who was born and raised in pacific palisades. She still lives in LA.

She posted a story on IG a few hours ago that said her childhood home, the homes of all her childhood friends, the nursery school she went to, and the soccer field they played on were all gone, completely incinerated.

I saw the building behind a reporter on the news. It's not on fire, R262

Starla Cakes!!

KCAL (CBS) live coverage is streaming on YouTube.

Fuck!

This is crazy!

Stay safe, California DLers

Sylmar on fire in the valley.

Shit, now a Sylmar fire off of 210.

Sylmar (now known as Hurst) just jumped the 210.

Is this how San Francisco burned in the 1906 earthquake?

No, r304, that was gas fires as a result of the earthquake, and most of SF was wood structures that acted as kindling for everything else.

The Hurst fire on top is now heading south of the 210.

I'm glad I got out of there when I did.

Tonite My evil ear worm🙄

The morning is going to be very somber here in Southern California. I'm going to try and sleep but probably won't. In any event, to those affected be safe and you're in my thoughts. To those DLers outside of the area, please think good thoughts.

Just saw Thelma’s Cafe- still standing!!! PCH

R305 I meant more along the lines of crisis by fire in a major metropolitan area.

Sunrise isn't for another 8 hours. Jesus.

R310. That's great news!!!

When we moved to the US, my family stayed with an uncle in Santa Monica. So saddened to see the ferocious destruction of this area tonight. Stay safe, DL peeps. Look out for abandoned pets.

Like the Great Fire of London. But over a larger area.

Fuck...Sierra Madre is burning and it's heading east.

Incomprehensible, all of this.

Fires, earthquakes, mud slides...is there any safe place to live in California?

Hey!

The high school that Carrie burned down has actually burned down.

"We are used to wildfires here in Los Angeles. I have been here over 20 years and I have never experienced a day quite like this. The massive fire in the Palisades is still raging completely out of control and firefighters had enough problems trying to tackle that blaze.

There are three massive wildfires burning very close to densely populated areas.

I have spoken to people without power, they drive in their cars until they get a signal, and they are not sure what to do. People here don't know if they should go to sleep because they won't know if they should evacuate. They can see flames - but is it too close, and when is it too close? They have pets, they have children, they don't know where to go.

The wind is whipping through Los Angeles and that is what's fuelling all these blazes and making them burn out of control. The fire services are very strapped and have called for anyone on vacation or leave to state their availability and come back.

It is really wild here."

The only hope is that winds die down overnight.

Sierra Madre about 2 hours ago. There's lots of houses up in the canyon where the fire is.

CBS has stopped their live feed, but ABC is still going.

[quote] Sylmar (now known as Hurst) just jumped the 210.

I never heard about Sylmar now being known as Hurst.

The fire is crackling so loudly on the news that it sounds like raindrops.

Still up here. Disbelief

“They’re controlling the weather!!”

HOLY FUCK Palisades High School burned down?

I think there's going to be lot og HOLY FUCKs once the sun come up in the LA metro.

Celebrities are among those fleeing the affluent Pacific Palisades neighbourhood in Los Angeles.

Schitt's Creek actor Eugene Levy lives in the area and told local media he was forced to evacuate his home. “The smoke looked pretty black and intense over Temescal Canyon. I couldn’t see any flames but the smoke was very dark,” he told the Los Angeles Times.

Elsewhere, Police Academy star Steve Guttenberg stayed to help firefighters by moving cars in order to make room for incoming fire trucks. He had a message for residents leaving the area, telling local TV: "What’s happening is people take their keys with them as if they’re in a parking lot. This is not a parking lot. We really need people to move their cars.”

Others that reportedly have homes in the area include Tom Hanks, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, basketball star Kawhi Leonard and James Wood.

On X, Wood described evacuating his home and said he wasn’t sure if it was still standing: “It feels like losing a loved one”.

On Instagram, Mark Hamill, of Star Wars fame, called the blaze the "Most horrific fire since '93" and says he evacuated Malibu "so last-minute there [were] small fires on both sides of the road".

Morning will be horrific.

I'm confused why people who have homes in those foothills which are very prone to fires don't have plans in place in case this shit happens...which it frequently does. Especially when you have kids and pets to deal with. And, even more so when it's RICH people who have more options than poor people.

Same reason why half of Florida is a flood zone. Humans are dumb.

The most famous residents of Palisades are Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg… can’t imagine their homes avoided damage

R333 Every Californian I know has a go-bag always at the ready in their trunk, but there's only so much you can do. These foothills have tiny winding roads which are the the only way out and they get gridlocked FAST. Even the highways will because everyone is evacuating at the same time with only minutes of warning (at least in this case). What could they do apart from owning a private helicopter?

R334 True. Everytime you see a flood story on the news, there's some dumdum weeping because their HOUSE BUILT ON THE BANKS OF A RIVER was washed away. "Who knew, this could happen?!!!??!!!??"

Gavin Newsom had a nice photo op.

If he fucks this up, is a 2nd recall on the horizon?

Steve Guttenberg is a real mensch.

Newsom will be fine. He's not asleep and has not fucked this up. 1200 firefighters on the way, FEMA already opening up resources.

Also: Crazy live feed of the Eaton fire with the lights of LA in the distance. They just called for an evacuation of Arcadia, which means the LA County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens are in trouble.

Anyone know if the Self-Realization Lake Shrine survived?

We probably won't know much until the sun comes up at 7 AM Pacific time.

Newscasters saying wind gusts are picking up again. This is so, so bad.

Hope Gavin Newsom can handle this!!

This is his test for 2028!

If you go to Google maps, they show the perimeters of the fires and in the case of the Palisades fire, the direction of the smoke. Just search "Palisades Fire"

The Los Angeles Fire Department has confirmed its first casualties as the fast-moving Palisades Fire spreads to almost 3,000 acres at zero percent containment, leaving more than 30,000 residents evacuating their homes.

A 25-year-old female firefighter and “multiple burn victims” are among the injured, LAFD spokesperson Erik Scott said on Wednesday morning. No fatalities have been confirmed.

[quote]I’m watching KNBC live on their website from San Francisco. Some dizzy queen in Pacific Palisades handed the reporter two of his paintings he wanted to save, and then gave his cell phone number out on tv.

I saw that. Dude, take my paintings! Then he bikes away into the fires. How could he not have a car up in those hills?

Madonna providing the score to current events

Winds aren't expected to die down until Friday.

I am about 35 miles away in Long Beach and I can't open the door because of all the smoke. It's even seeping in through the tracks of the glass door. I can't imagine what it's like up on the west side right now.

R349

DIE IN A GREASE FIRE

Local news could not resist playing this on a loop.

Who the F abandons their cars next to fire trucks? There was no need for that and caused more chaos more than getting out of the way.

Wow this really hits home for me. I rather my sister-in-law and third of four nieces that still lives there. They live on Monument Street above Sunset, where they've lived since 1993. If you know the area it's right up from Pali Village and walking distance to Palisade high school.

I would say my very healthy and life-loving brother as well but he unfortunately died way before his time two years ago from brain cancer. If the house goes this would just be too much for my sister-in-law to take. they were happily married and he was a fantastic father to all four of his girls. I am in NYC, and woke up early this morning and texted my oldest niece for an update but have not heard back. I am a bit I am a bit reluctant to get too much information online because it might answer the question. I do know that that the house was evacuated early yesterday.

first line is supposed to read "Wow this really hits home for me, or rather my sister-in-law and ... "

We’ve lost power off and on throughout the evening due to being in a high risk area. Our security system tripped last night due to the winds. I just went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for our pets, and it’s a mixed bag. Parts of the skies have smoke, and then it seems to dissipate quickly, due to the forceful gusts of wind. Hopefully, the fire we have burning closer to our community doesn’t spread near here. LAFD has kept up on the mountains behind our city, but you just never fucking know out here in California. Things change quickly whenever these types of fires erupt and spread due to high winds.

Then I go on to apps to check on other communities, and the comments are filled with shit about Trump.

Regardless of my DEEP disdain for the GOP shaped under MAGA, I do have to give him and troll farms credit for taking the souls & minds of human beings and just breaking/snapping them like pencils. The world could be burning down or dying of pestilence via a pandemic, and people are still going hard for this fucking imbecile and the idiocy of dunces who have emerged from an era that will be defined in the future as a time when no one gave a fuck about each other due to something so fucking ridiculous as politics.

Wanna know why I’m not calling my mom to tell her we are OK? Many reasons, including politics. Wanna know why she doesn’t call me? POLITICS. Wanna know why people won’t reach out to others who may be in catastrophic loss areas? POLITICS.

God damn we are a senseless, silly, STUPID nation & I genuinely hope all of you displaced at this moment are safe and sound. I love you and want your and yours safety above all else, and so do other complete strangers out there who do not give a fuck who you voted for at a time like this.

Fire map.

Before and after of Pasadena Jewish Temple

Hey, R354.. I’m so sorry for your and her loss.

Please keep us updated if you want to.

R175, I saw the same stuff. Apparently 2 million women were being kept underground at the Getty.

wow, we were just there visiting last week. Saw all these locations. Wild.

SAFE

SAFE

The reporters on the ground are saying the damage is worse than appears because they can't access the areas that got the worst yet.

R363, are you at a hotel or with friends?

Please keep us posted. Please continue to stay safe, unless you’re a bot, of course.

Rosie O = SAFE She's in Santa Monica right now and posted a photo on DL fave TikTok of the orange haze she sees from her back yard.

R360, they truly are.

These post must come from troll farms because while I know some people believe this shit, it’s just unimaginable that this is their main takeaway at a time of catastrophic loss.

Such a great example of propaganda used to detach the reader of the real, human experience of loss in order to slowly drain the reader from empathy and compassion due to what is actually happening.

They're on the livestreams on TikTok saying "I pray they burn down more"

The Eaton Fire is spreading SW toward Pasadena. Hopefully the firefighters can hold the line today but they probably can’t, those wind speeds are extreme.

Sun's up in a little more than an hour.

California better get all the federal disaster aid it can before January 20.

The water drops are still out of the question, R370.

Over 3000 acres are engulfed and there are many burn victims.

They should have raked the hillsides!

SAFE

No, the water drops won't happen, but we'll see and know the extent of the damage when it's light out.

[QUOTE] They should have raked the hillsides!

But the hills have eyes. That could scrape the eyeball.

Godson evacuated (mandatory) his home about 3 hours ago. Altadena Eaton Canyon Fire. The winds are wild.

KTLA: The Eaton Fire was first reported at around 6:30 p.m. near Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive and had grown to over 1,000 acres as of 12:07 a.m. Wednesday.

Our power just went out again. I’m done with walking downstairs AGAIN in order to reset the fucking security system.

AND I we just got an Emergency Systems Alert stating that we need to be ready to evacuate.

The Altadena/Eaton fire is up in the hills, so it's hard to know how bad the damage really is.

Pasadena Jewish Temple has burned down in the Eaton fire.

Sorry Jews.

Amazing: the two men trapped in their house with their dog in that viral clip, with huge flames on all sides, got to safety somehow.

I almost reached for a sleeping pill after watching that clip right before bedtime. What a living nightmare.

[QUOTE] Our power just went out again. I’m done with walking downstairs AGAIN in order to reset the fucking security system.

Just mark yourself SAFE on here gurl, and you're golden.

R381 not anymore

Why is there a 7-11 highlighted on R385's map? Is that an important geological site.

They likely paid Google for the featuring.

R386, probably just Google maps trying to be “helpful”

Sheven Eleven

It’s for the Temple, R386.

Every fire tracker map I'm finding contradicts the last map. I'm worried about family.

Before/after picture of said temple is at r358.

Well if you get tired of breathing fire air and want to buy a Twix and some Nachos, it's good information to have.

R393 et al, cut it with the stupid posts. Not now.

R381 how far is this from Caltech?

Getting a bit annoyed with the comparative lack of reporting on the Eaton (Pasadena) fire.

Nobody has asked if I’m okay.

R386 Google Maps does that when you zoom in close enough, usually places to get food and gas if one's on the road.

The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades.

My God the anchors are stupid. “We’re hearing popping noises! What are the popping noises?”

It’s eucalyptus trees exploding. Eucalyptus trees evolved to pollinate when they explode. LA is filled with eucalyptus, probably the worst tree you can grow there.

Couple of ABC news from Pacific Palisades said it took people in the hills 3 hours to get down in their cars.

[QUOTE] Eucalyptus trees evolved to pollinate when they explode.

MARY.

Filled with highly flammable terpenes.

Los Angeles Fire A Hoax- CGI Promotion For New Film ‘’Forever Ember’’

No Water! LAFD draining residential swimming pools to the last drop!

Water not putting out fires-NO FLUORIDE!

OK, just went outside and the sky looks like a bomb went off.

The clouds approaching are black, with HUGE billowing shapes of smoke and you can finally smell it, too.

I don’t believe it will reach here, but we’re in for debris, ash and power outages for the rest of the day.

People in Pasadena or near the 118, the 210, 134, or the 2 freeways: do NOT drive to work through this type of black smoke if you don’t have to, folks. You don’t know where it will get really thick, and you won’t be able to see fallen power lines or debris. Call the Fire Department in order to assist you in getting out or get out NOW. Same if you are in a high wind area without fire, because a tree or debris can literally fall on the roof of your car, break your windshield, etc.

Meghan Markle passing out tea and baked goods - for a fee…

R407 Where in LA are you?

Close enough to a fire where you can see the black clouds building up and approaching, R409, but not immediately next to it.

Really feeling bad for all of you out there. Just looked at a map of areas where Fox 11 is at, where the fire is raging, and was shocked that it looked like it was in a downtown area and not just out in the wooded areas. I can't remember seeing it this bad.

R410 More specifically, like what neighborhood are you in? What streets and/or freeways are you near?

It will help us get a perspective on where the fires are moving and who is/isn't in danger at this point.

“ LAFD draining residential swimming pools to the last drop!”

LA Wildfire’s 50 Load Weekend!

R412, 10-15 minutes away from Pasadena, depending on traffic.

Trump saying ’’ Los Angeles you’re on your own - you didn’t Hoover the hills”

I didn’t see a link to a wind map, but obviously that affects the fire danger, so here’s a link for anyone curious about the wind.

If you don’t wanna click, the TL:DR is that wind is going to peak around 11 am and be back to normal levels around 6 pm. Gonna be another very hard day.

someone should alert the media about the eucalyptus trees exploding. the reporters in the field do announce every pop.

If you didn't have to live there, why would you? I couldn't live like this. I'm not cunting the people there right now, but from a distance, I just can't make sense of it.

R383: "Amazing: the two men trapped in their house with their dog in that viral clip, with huge flames on all sides, got to safety somehow."

Link, please!!! I really want to know they're okay.

R418, it’s similar to Florida. Gorgeousness and warmth… but any given year, you could roll the dice and get the worst.

And similar to Florida it’s getting harder and harder to obtain home insurance in these fire-zone areas.

New Jersey doesn’t seem so bad sometimes..

R419, well, you get rebuked in here if you link to the NY Post so I’ll decline, but the story is there this morning. It’s hearsay but they report that the man who shared this couple’s video is reporting that they and their dog escaped to safety. Probably with assistance.

[quote]New Jersey doesn’t seem so bad sometimes.

Words I never thought I would read in my lifetime.

[quote]New Jersey doesn’t seem so bad sometimes..

true. the only disasters we witness are when all the New York and Philly people mob the shore.

Hey, asshole at R423.

Use capitalization like a literate person, even when posting useless yammering.

Oh, dear x 2.

The only reason to live in California is to make money, resist the many temptations to buy, and get the fuck out. The Butcher's bill always comes when you live in a place that seems so perfect, be it a shitty property for lots of money, "nice" people who stab you in the back, and/or natural disasters like this.

R424 go fuck yourself, you disaster.

Are the Property Brothers ok?

Is Jeff Lewis okay?

Has Susan Dey commented?

R418 It wasn't always like this. Part of the consequences of global warming.

Woke up this morning to the most terrifying sky: a sprawling tenebrous cloud formation surrounding the world; as ominous as any special effect in a movie. Yet there are sport of blue sky beneath it, as though there might be some hope, but as of now, living in Los Angeles has never felt so precarious.

It's horrific and will be a giant wasteland.

DL fave Jamie Lee Curtis has spoken. She doesn't know if her house is ok.

I am soooo grateful and relieved that celebrities are speaking out and telling everyone what they should do!

I have an irrational hatred for Jamie Lee Curtis.

"Take care of each other." is such an insensitive and controlling thing to say at a time like this.

[post redacted because linking to dailymail.co.uk clearly indicates that the poster is either a troll or an idiot (probably both, honestly.) Our advice is that you just ignore this poster but whatever you do, don't click on any link to this putrid rag.]

Lord Rothermere the founder of The Daily Mail with his best German friend

Chief of Police presser says two dead and 100 structures destroyed.

R439, 1000 structures destroyed.

Zero containment

And that 1000 structures is just Palisades.

R433 Thank you, Jamie Lee Curtis. I feel so much better now that you've spoken.

From the Daily Mail:

[quote] Oscar-nominated actor James Woods, who shared footage of a home two blocks from his property that was completely engulfed in flames, fled the Palisades with his family as the a fast-moving wildfire tore through. He is unclear on the condition of his own property after the evacuation.

[quote] Woods also declared that he and many of his neighbors no longer have insurance after a 'major company' supposedly canceled many of the policies four months ago.

“LA IS BURNING”

A touching documentary of trans youth and the self obsession, obsessive compulsive, and narcissistic behavior within their chosen house of other trans.

Rabin right-winger Woods's party doesn't want the insurance companies regulated, so my heart fucking bleeds.

Who is the Lord Rothermere troll and the fuck is he on every thread?

There are some real lunatics on this site.

Fire official on CNN: 0% containment of any of the fires. Emergency services stretched to the limit. Two dead, many "significant injuries." All aircraft currently grounded due to high winds.

3,624 calls to 911. Normal daily average is 1500.

Irrational hatred of Jamie Leigh Curtis is NOT irrational- get in line.

It's 100 structures destroyed for the Eaton fire (Altadena), 1000 for Palisades.

Looting is going on? People are trash.

This Horvath gal's speech is redundant politicking.

Guadalupe, I'm taking the girls and heading down the hill. I need you to stay behind and use the garden house to soak down the house, and keep my sago palms and plumeria wet. I will send you an Uber once you've run out of water...we're in this together!

Large animal shelter at the Rose Bowl.

Years ago, another California fire, I remember seeing a clip of a roadway stalled with evacuating cars and a woman on horseback neatly picking her way through the roadside trees leading another horse by its halter. Maybe I just read about it.

We lost power again. Sigh. We are pretty much surrounded, as I just learned from my roommate that his friend in North Hollywood just notified him of a developing and serious fire right above North Hollywood. We have pets and a real “elder-elder” here.

Our yard and multiple patios and garden areas are TRASHED. Shit flew everywhere last night. We won’t be able to see the roof until the winds stop.

LAFD Emergency choppers plus what look like military grade helicopters are all flying & headed to where the fires are right now above our home, and they will likely have to land somewhere asap as the winds are really picking up again.

Please stay safe, DL. ❤️

I hope VIP Lounge's Linda Grainger is ok!

James Woods posted this vid of a friend driving through his neighborhood last night.

Oh, was there another gender reveal party I missed?

Karen Bass is in Ghana.

Why take a business development meeting in Ghana? What natural resources are we scourging from there?

It can’t possibly be a vacation.

[quote] The only silver lining is Matt Gutman reporting live.

In a swimsuit with visible pubes?

R460 Which is why I'm stepping up!

It’s something to do anyway…

Link please, r462.

How did those 2 people die? Were they notified by their insurance companies?

AAA-Aaaaa what the hell are you doin to us???

Has the President-Elect commented on this ongoing disaster?

[QUOTE] DL fave Jamie Lee Curtis has spoken. She doesn't know if her house is ok.

Oh God! NO!

I wonder what the origin of the fire was. I certainly hope it wasn't foul play.

Jesus is angry at Hollywood for being woke!!

NYC and Los Angeles are completely unlivable. This is yet another reason why people have left for places like Austin. The fallout from this is going to be yet another disaster with incompetent officials unable to control such matters.

Maybe burning millionaires’ mansions is the next Luigi thing…

[quote] I hope VIP Lounge's Linda Grainger is ok!

She’s melting as we speak.

My heart breaks for all the singed pussies.

[quote] NYC and Los Angeles are completely unlivable. This is yet another reason why people have left for places like Austin. The fallout from this is going to be yet another disaster with incompetent officials unable to control such matters.

What makes you think NYC is “unliveable?”

All of those burned out neighborhoods will be a great opportunity for the Trumps and Kushners to redevelop them into high rise condos, hotels, and casinos!

[quote]NYC and Los Angeles are completely unlivable.

LoL, r472. Just because you can't make it in NYC or LA doesn't make them "unlivable".

Any place is livable if you have enough money.

[quote] Duke’s in Malibu is gone.

Oh, no!

Wow, looking at the current map, LA is completely surrounded by fire.

Los Angeles, you in danger gurl!

^^^ oh wait, that's a map of wind gusts. Never mind!

[quote] Trump saying ’’ Los Angeles you’re on your own - you didn’t Hoover the hills”

Shut up, British douche bag.

[R52] --The sister of a friend fleeing the Palisades fire was ordered by a fire fighter to abandon her car. This was the case for many. Because Sunset Blvd was closed, there was only one available road. It was utter chaos. Under those circumstances it makes sense to follow first responders' lead.

[quote] Just because you can't make it in NYC or LA doesn't make them "unlivable".

Honey, I made it there. I got out thanks to crime. I could buy you and sell you.

Sure, Jan. I know lots of rich people fleeing NYC because crime. It’s a ghost town.

Rosie O, safely evacuated to the Four Seasons, just said on Tiktok that several people she knows has lost her homes, but she'll let them go public when they want to. Sounds like we're going to hear about a lot of celeb losses.

^^^their homes

SAVE THE HOMELESS CELEBRITIES!

[quote]r487 = I know lots of rich people

LoL, now *that's* a Sure, Jan if there ever was one.

Stop embarrassing yourself.

Aaaaaaaand that's exactly why we're not hearing about any of them.

Is it just me or does it seem like Rosie O'Donnell is somehow impacted by every natural disaster?

She's the Forrest Gump of misery, R493.

Rose O'Donnell IS a natural disaster.

[quote] Rosie O, safely evacuated to the Four Seasons

Thank GOD for the Four Seasons. Such a blessing.

Serious question: do cars explode when engulfed in flames? The gas tank? I'm not seeing much on the news about this, seems like it would be particularly dangerous.

I guess awards season will have to be held in that "gross ass town" of Las Vegas.

My Golden Globes melted!

Trump, predictable as ever:

“Governor Gavin Newscum refused to sign the water restoration declaration put before him that would have allowed millions of gallons of water, from excess rain and snow melt from the North, to flow daily into many parts of California, including the areas that are currently burning in a virtually apocalyptic way.

“He wanted to protect an essentially worthless fish called a smelt, by giving it less water (it didn’t work!), but didn’t care about the people of California. Now the ultimate price is being paid."

R493, well, she was at the Northridge quake, so I think you're onto something. She also seems to be a victim of many of modern life's ills: obesity, unattractiveness, drug addicted/runaway kids, herpes 1, TDS, lesbian drama....

[quote] I could buy you and sell you.

Could you buy me? Please? I need the money.

She also has a trans child on the spectrum.

Let's have a bidding war!

[quote] Serious question: do cars explode when engulfed in flames? The gas tank?

Not as dramatic as you see in movies and on TV, but yes, they can ‘explode’ in that sense. It’s more of a loud pop is all.

Triple AAA tripling my premium!

Buying and selling me is no trick. Buying and holding on to me is the real test.

So cute when we go after minors.

"I’m done with walking downstairs AGAIN in order to reset the fucking security system."

Humble-bragging.

Moonshadows in Malibu is gone.

[quote] Triple AAA tripling my premium!

How much are you paying now for AAAAAAAAA?

Where did you go to, r486?

R394, did you walk in the wrong door? Do you know where you are?

I had to drive to Pomona (50 miles from the ocean) for work from West Hollywood, and it was so eerie- I'm driving away from the ocean, and yet a giant black cloud extended past downtown L.A. Didn't clear up, because more smoke was added from the Altadena fire. Got to work and then got sent home. Drive home was just as eerie.

I was in Oakland when we had the fires in the Oakland hills, and I remember stuff falling from the sky- it ended up being pages of books. The sky was an apocalypse yellow, orange, and gray.

Its because of all the sinful homosexuality...

I dunno. Those 50 mile commutes to Pomona might have something to do with it (not you, honey, all of them).

[quote] Babs and her brood are huddled below ground in the mall.

But do they serve pancakes??

Trump is conflating issues.

The Delta Smelt endangerment has to do with Central California agricultural drought problems, not Southern California wildfires.

R400, Speak for yourself!

Wind speeds are supposed to continue dropping through the afternoon. More aerial firefighters should be able to fly in.

Single Mom friend in Sierra Madre's house is ok, but said it's only because the winds are to the Southwest.

[quote] Trump is conflating issues.

Hold on while I try to contain my shock.

OMG I'm driving a car right now, literally screaming and crying as the news comes in over the radio.

[Quote] [R418] It wasn't always like this. Part of the consequences of global warming.

Global warming has absolutely contributed. But no one ever talks about the proximate cause. Both democratic and republican politicians side step naming the real culprits. Gee, I wonder why? Could it be because they make massive political contributions to both parties?

If you look up all most most devastating recent fires in the LA area, they’re almost all caused by the same culprits.

The power utilities. Their equipment causes 90% of the fires. PG&E is the perfect example (in the north and central parts of CA).

R415, Pretty sure you mean "Stephen 'Goebbels' Miller." ☠

R220 needs to make like Yar and sink into the tar pits.

Just another cunt.

^^^ sorry not “LA area,” meant to write “California”

Not trying to nitpick, but it's better to call it climate change so Dee Plorable doesn't get up in your face going "SEE? NO GLOBAL WARMING!" when rains and chills happen because of it.

[QUOTE] Just another cunt.

This place is full of them. So just learn to deal with it.

Trying again. Sorry for the extended digression.

R431, are you Kevin Sessums?

Kevin Sessums is an asshole, but he is a human asshole who isn't famous enough to be incessantly stalked here, have accidents and ill health wished on him, and to have his health problems mocked.

[QUOTE]Pretty sure you mean "Stephen 'Goebbels' Miller." ☠

Stephen Miller's father is a real estate developer in Santa Monica and I presime surrounding areas. Just sayin'.

California Fires Expose a $1 Trillion Hole in US Home Insurance

They’re saying conservationists are stopping them from cutting the brush and that’s why this keeps happening.

^ presume not presime at r534

Thanks for the talking point dispatch from Faux News, r536.

By the way, it’s great to see that the brexit Brits have found a way to work their derangement over Meghan into this tragedy.

r536 is also r486. I guess since the election the retarded trolls decided to stick around.

[QUOTE] Kevin Sessums

I guess this is another Steve Guttenberg type person where we are expected to know who he is?

R539 Where?

NYTimes: "Things are getting tense as fire hydrants and reservoirs in the Palisades begin to run low. At the crest of Sunset Boulevard, a desperate man dropped to his knees in front of a firefighter who was battling a blaze consuming the home next door, begging him to turn the water on the flames threatening his own home. Another firefighter warned, “We’re down to 25 percent. Hold off.”"

Next post: "The firefighters just attached their hose to a new hydrant, only to discover that it was empty. They sprinted toward another, hoping for enough water to fight the fast-moving flames."

[quote] OMG I'm driving a car right now, literally screaming and crying as the news comes in over the radio.

MARY. Pay attention to the ROAD.

Despite Meghan and Harry autographing bottles of water for burning homeless children, R539, I've only seen one mention of either of them in this thread.

[quote]I was in Oakland when we had the fires in the Oakland hills, and I remember stuff falling from the sky- it ended up being pages of books.

The Palisades Branch Library is gone.

That’s a BS excuse, r536. They claim they want to clearcut wide swatches of trees around their lines to prevent these fires, but didn’t grass catch fire? Don’t weeds catch fire? Trees are not the only flammable vegetation.

The real problem is the equipment itself is old and prone to fire when damaged. The lines are uninsulated. The transformers are old. Yes, trees striking them is what causes the spark, but debris can still strike the equipment, or it can simply be knocked down by the winds.

They don’t want to replace the equipment with newer safer stuff. It’s cheaper to buy politicians.

Here, r545, I did it for you:

R149

R152

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Three tacky snarks in a story that has zero percent to do with the brf or Meghan.

Is The Peach Pit OK???

Charles Nelson Reilly just posted on Instagram that he picked up Brett Sommers and Joyce Bulifant and they're now on I-10 headed to Palm Springs.

R550, how are you managing to post on DL using only a rotary phone?

[quote] The Palisades Branch Library is gone.

I hope someone ran out with two books under one arm and the third one under the other.

R550 If they hurry, they can make it to my place for martinis at 3.

R548 What makes you so convinced these people are British?

🙄

Where can I wash my cunt?

Only the British say "hoovering" to mean vacuum.

Biden and Newsom on CNN!!

Newsom is gone after this. Newsom and Democrats are being shredded for causing this. Conservationists that have his ear have kept them from clearing brush which caused this. He’s toast. It’s also fucked with the water supply from the mountain. His collapse is complete.

R557, you’re right, but I wasn’t criticizing the hovering post. I was criticizing their truly pathetic need to shut on Meghan Bo matter what the subject.

R557 Also hysterical fraus on reddit while diagnosing their exes with NPD.

Biden doesn’t even know where he is. They need to keep him away from cameras.

^^^ shit on Meghan no

###defacto has entered the chat###

Climate change is a major cause for all this extreme weather around the world and then these major fires worsen climate change. It’s a losing battle.

I feel for you all, California.

Even though I’m buried under a foot of snow and the temp is 20F, I’m a helluva lot better off right now.

I can’t imagine how terrifying that would be. It’s scaring the shit out of me reading these posts and seeing the pictures.

Please don’t do anything stupid. Evacuate when you get the order. Be respectful of the firemen and first responders. They have to be exhausted.

The rest of awards season is understandably going to have a lot of fire tragedy references and speeches.

r 559, copy/pasting again

[quote] Newsom is gone after this. Newsom and Democrats are being shredded for causing this. Conservationists that have his ear have kept them from clearing brush which caused this. He’s toast. It’s also fucked with the water supply from the mountain. His collapse is complete.

My God you are stupid.

Be honest with me:

Are you femme? This is femme logic.

Newsom looks pretty hot.

No pun intended, r570?

Seeing Gavin Newsom is stimulating and comforting to me. I want to be his personal sub assistant so bad I’m ready!

[quote] Climate change is a major cause for all this extreme weather around the world and then these major fires worsen climate change. It’s a losing battle.

Wrong again. The religion that is climate change is the reason why this happened - they won’t allow the brush to be cleared away. This is what happens when you have far Left assholes running the show.

Thank God most of the gay pron hoors are in Vegas now! 🙏

You’re fucking ridiculous, r573. The problem isn’t trees. The problem is ancient transformers and uninsulated lines.

Jesus Christ, link to prove it or fuck right off.

^^^ for R573

The problem is you need love

Oh and by the way, as a supposed “engineer,” defacto, you should know better than to call climate science a “religion.”

PG &E is the devil. Did we learn nothing from Erin Brockovich?

You’re right r580 but it’s not just PG&E. It’s the other power corps too.

[quote] You’re fucking ridiculous, [R573]. The problem isn’t trees. The problem is ancient transformers and uninsulated lines.

You’re too far gone. Democrats are never getting back into power. Their brains are fried believing shit like this. Then again, they believe men can transform into women.

Omg Francois Auroux is on CNN now! He’s so cute. He lost his home.

He escaped on his bicycle! Gave precious art to NBC

Look at fat snout at r582 melt down because someone dared point out his Fox News talking points are moronic.

The Pacific Palisades fire is now 11,802 acres, Eaton fire is 10,600 acres, and Hurst fire is 700 acres as of 11:30 am PST.

Thanks r586. Is there any hope that the fires will be contained?

Yes. Surrounding states are in their way right now with fire engines and equipment. The National Guard have been dispatched as well

Sweet Javier on KCAL right now owned a oil and brakes shop in Altadena for 20 years, apologizing to his customers for ruining their cars like the fire was his fault. Bless.

R582 go to LA and roll onto a fire

Lmao

I know right r590! Fires love the gays!

If you can’t take the heat get out of the kitchen

Still waiting for that link, r573.

Bitch R573 got greyed out fast!

Not today, Satan!

Part 2

why....

...Why....

....WHY??!?!?

Why *not*?