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Category Archives: Accidents/Fires
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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Insurance Is the Reason People Are Not Rebuilding
“When disaster strikes, Californians deserve one simple thing: timely access to the benefits we’ve already paid for. Instead, after the Eaton and Palisades fires, we face a second catastrophe: insurance itself,” said Joy Chen executive director of Eaton Fire Survivors … Continue reading
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City Security Cars Leaving Pacific Palisades
The deadly Palisades Fire destroyed half a town, but left homes standing in the Canyon, Huntington and Riveria areas of Pacific Palisades. When the town reopened June 14, there was concern of looting and trespassing. The City promised residents that … Continue reading
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A Tale of Two Fires: One Shrouded in Mystery, the Second an Open Book
The Palisades Fire took place on January 7. Despite little or no wind on January 8 and 9, buildings continued to burn in Pacific Palisades. Many homes in the Highlands that had been saved on January 7 burned the next … Continue reading
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Fire Survivors Screwed by Insurance/State of California
For more than 30 years, this editor and her husband have paid State Farm Insurance for coverage for the house and possessions. Possession replacement was listed as $800,000. We paid the amount State Farm requested so that if there was … Continue reading
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Insurance Informational Meeting Hosted by PRC
After the Palisades Fire, people find they are underinsured, are not being paid for claims, or are having trouble receiving insurance money for smoke damage. The Palisades Recovery Coalition hosted an insurance townhall on August 24 to address problems and … Continue reading
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EVACUATONS: Fire Deaths Should Be Atoned – Future Ones Prevented
Insufficient evacuation routes and often no warning for residents of the approaching flames during the Eaton and Palisades Fires. Thirty-one people were killed. Read the list below and a common factor emerges. ALTADENA Oswald Altmetz, 75 Carolyn Burns, 56 Edwin … Continue reading
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