L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom walk the streets on January 8. They claim they were not responsible for the damages of burning down a town.
(Editor’s note: CTN reported yesterday in “Malibu Joins the Palisades Fire Lawsuit Party” that attorney Roger Behle of Foley, Bezek, Behle & Curtis, said “The judge has issued her final ruling denying the motions to dismiss, filed by the State and City. The case is going forward, full steam ahead.”)
By JEREMY PADAWAR
GAME ON!
To: Mayor Karen Bass, Governor Gavin Newsom, the L.A. Department of Water and Power, the Los Angeles Fire Department . . . .
Immunity OVERRULED in Palisades Fire on February 19. So ordered by L.A. Superior Court Judge Samantha Jessner. The lies, the misdirection, the gaslighting, the coverup, the conspiracy concerning the January 2025 Palisades Fire will all be available in discovery to the public and our collective microscope.
Judge Jessner just issued her final order overruling the demurrer by the City of Los Angeles in its entirety and overruling the State’s demurrer on all counts except the 3rd cause of action (dangerous condition – vacant lots) and 4th cause of action (public nuisance – vacant lots). (She issued a tentative ruling on February 10.)
This is a huge victory for the Palisades Fire victims and means our case can now move forward into the discovery phase.
We were greatly damaged by the ineptitude, gross negligence, lack of planning and bad policy associated with the fire. So many lost everything. That hurt badly.
But nothing has been worse than your response. Not only did you lie, conspire, erase texts (which we will find), change LAFD reports, but then you blamed the victim. You called us PROFITEERS. Me specifically. Bass called “They Let Us Burn” first anniversary rally profiteering.
Newsom called us “Opportunists.” The Fire Chief told us to “Put it behind us.” And, you sought TOTAL AND COMPLETE IMMUNITY.
You get NOTHING. We get the truth.
And then compounding all of this, your lies about how much help the city and state were providing. You provided almost nothing. We have to pay FULL SALES TAX on the rebuild. An estimated $50 billion dollars to rebuild for Altadena, Palisades and Malibu. Los Angeles and California will benefit from $5 BILLION in incremental taxes paid. You’re collecting full property tax on toxic, unlivable homes… and charging individuals tax on their burned down lots as if they were speculating. Bad policy. Bad leadership. Compounded with lies, coverup. Compounded with terrible response.
And now... We will get THE TRUTH. That’s all we wanted. Buckle up, everyone. You’re about to see American Democracy work. Let’s go. PacificPalisades.com