Posted inAcademy Awards (Oscars) Los Angeles (Calif) Movies Smart, Jean Television Could the Oscars Be Postponed Amid Los Angeles Wildfires? Jean Smart has suggested that awards ceremonies not be televised, but historically, any postponements have been a matter of days. Besides, such changes have financial ramifications. Posted by By Kyle Buchanan
Posted inEvacuations and Evacuees Los Angeles (Calif) Pets Pigs Southern California Wildfires (Jan 2025) A 300-Pound Pig Is Rescued From Los Angeles Wildfires As the Los Angeles wildfires strained the city’s animal shelters, community members stepped in to help a couple rescue their pet potbellied pig. Posted by By Callie Holtermann
Posted inBurbank (Calif) California Edison International Fires and Firefighters Insurance internal-storyline-no Los Angeles (Calif) Pacific Palisades (Calif) Real Estate and Housing (Residential) Santa Monica (Calif) Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (Calif) Wildfires The Costs of the Los Angeles Fires Damages are now estimated to reach up to $57 billion. The blazes add to a string of climate-related catastrophes hitting businesses and homeowners. Posted by By Andrew Ross Sorkin Ravi Mattu Bernhard Warner Sarah Kessler
Posted inEvacuations and Evacuees Los Angeles (Calif) Pets Southern California Wildfires (Jan 2025) Wildfires Los Angeles Animal Shelters Struggle With Influx of Displaced Pets Some owners fled with their pets, but a network of facilities in the Los Angeles area is straining to care for the hundreds of animals left behind. Posted by By Callie Holtermann