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Category Archives: Accidents/Fires
Ca. Agencies Side with DWP There Wouldn’t Have Been Enough Water
Governor Gavin Newsom ordered an investigation regarding the water supply in Pacific Palisades in January 2025 after two reservoirs were found dry and hydrants weren’t working. Yesterday, November 20, the state released their findings and even if there had been … Continue reading
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Parents of Braun Levi File $200 Million Suit After Fatal DUI Crash
Jennifer and Daniel Levi, parents of Braun Levi, a Pacific Palisades teenager killed by a speeding drunk driver in Manhattan Beach on May 4, have filed a $200 million wrongful death complaint against the driver, Jenia Resha Belt, 33. All … Continue reading
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Villanueva Praises Firefighters Regarding Palisades Fire
Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva sent a November 12 letter to all members of the LAFD, as he turned over the helm to new Fire Chief Jaime Moore. In the letter (below) he wrote, “The Palisades Fire left an enduring … Continue reading
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Joining a Lawsuit Regarding the Palisades Fire
After printing noted photographer Chuck Rapport’s story and his request, asking if it was too late to join a law firm in a suit against authorities for the Palisades January Fire, numerous readers responded. Circling the News does not recommend … Continue reading
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Palisades Fire Evacuations Could Have Been Deadly
With the 2025 Palisades Fire Evacuations, Palisades residents once again learned that the evacuation routes they had asked for from the City had never been implemented. This was not the first time there was bedlam as people tried to evacuate. … Continue reading
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The Search for Culpability of Palisades Fire Continues with Federal Grand Jury Subpoena
A federal grand jury in a November 4 memo subpoenaed the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) for communications related to the Pacific Palisades’ Lachman Fire. The Lachman Fire was started on January 1, allegedly by Jonathan Rinderknecht, near a … Continue reading
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State Insurance Commissioner Lara Under Investigation
Ricardo Lara is under investigation by the California Fair Political Practices Commission for taking trips on tax payer dollars. A KGO-TV investigation showed that he had expensive receipts from at least a dozen trips including paying for significant security … Continue reading
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There’s Help for Dealing with Insurance
United Policyholders is a nonprofit organization that works for consumers with insurance problems/matters. The nonprofit does not take money from insurance companies, and they don’t sell insurance. Volunteers at United Policy have been through the insurance recovery process before and … Continue reading
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A Tale of Rebuild and Two Cities: Palisades, Lahaina
When people walk around Pacific Palisades and the areas of town that have been decimated by the fire, one of the questions they ask is “How long before the town is back?” The Honolulu Civil Beat August 8, 2025 reports … Continue reading
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Kids Doing the Right Thing: Turning in Fireworks
The origin of the Palisades Fire is still under investigation almost nine months after it destroyed nearly 7,000 homes/businesses and the lives of so many. Many residents suspect it was a reignition of the January 1 fire in the Highlands … Continue reading
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