"Many are predicting these epic disasters spell the political end for the elegantly coiffed governor."
"If you can believe it, the catastrophic Palisades fire that ignited on January 7 and destroyed huge swaths of the beautiful Pacific Palisades area, leaving 11 dead, is still burning. It has burned over 23,400 acres, and according to the excellent app Watch Duty, it’s 70 percent contained.
"Meanwhile, the Eaton fire that torched Altadena and burned 14,021 acres, taking the lives of 17 people, is also still going, though it’s now listed at 95 percent contained.
"Are we out of the woods yet? Unfortunately, no, as yet another huge fire started Wednesday and is currently raging around Castaic Lake to the Northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It grew extraordinarily quickly, and it is now at 9,457 acres with only five percent containment. The crucial Interstate 5 had to be closed in both directions for a period, but it's currently open again.
"As with the other fires, the scenes are absolutely apocalyptic:" . . .
California is on Fire From Monterey to San Diego . . . "Since my last update on the Greater Los Angeles Fires, a massive new wildfire has been burning out of control in an area a little north of Los Angeles.
That blaze is now called the Hughes Fire, and although it has not reached urban areas, authorities have issued an evacuation order for nearby communities, including roughly 18,000 people in the town of Castaic.
At about 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, a huge column of smoke was spotted in the wilderness near Santa Clarita, California, prompting first responders to request four aircraft and 50 fire engines, according to the fire monitoring organization Watch Duty."...
Los Angeles and San Diego counties are on fire. This is what our lawmakers did today. https://t.co/94mjnPny07
— Elizabeth Barcohana (@E_Barcohana) January 22, 2025
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