DARK SECRETS: Palisades - The Real Truth

Henry and Jack Grover developed a hydrogel that kept charcoal from reigniting for 27 minutes

Twin brothers from Riverside, California, have developed a groundbreaking sprayable hydrogel designed to combat wildfire resurgence. The inspiration for this project arose after witnessing the Palisades fire reignite in 2025. Their hydrogel exhibits an extraordinary ability to keep hot charcoal briquettes from igniting for 27 minutes—far more effective than water.…

The Times of India · 5h ago

Lakers coach JJ Redick joins Palisades recreation centre rebuild after damage

JJ Redick, Los Angeles Lakers head coach and co-founder of LA Strong Sports, has joined the effort to rebuild the Palisades Recreation Centre, a fire-damaged recreation centre that has now entered construction. The Palisades Recreation Centre rebuild covers the centre and its surrounding park, which were severely damaged in the…

The Times of India · Oct 23

Will Smith brings 130 wildfire-hit students to Dodger Stadium for STEM day

Will Smith, the Los Angeles Dodgers' All-Star catcher, was due to welcome 130 students from Marquez Charter Elementary School to UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday, 26 May 2026. The Dodgers said the school was destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades wildfire, displacing hundreds of students, teachers and staff.…

The Times of India · Oct 7

Prosecutors narrow their case ahead of the retrial of the man accused of setting the Palisades fire

Federal prosecutors will pursue fewer charges in their second attempt to convict a man accused of starting the deadly 2025 wildfire that became the most destructive in Los Angeles’ history

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Europe, A.C., and the Housing Exception to America's Economic Success Story

Plus: L.A. criminally charges contractors offering to build an ADU in the Palisades, South Carolina streamlines squatter removal, and a Florida city uses eminent domain to thwart state housing law.

Reason · Jul 7

Judge declares mistrial in arson case against man accused of sparking Palisades fire

Jurors in California deliberated for over 13 hours, before announcing that they were deadlocked

The Guardian - US · Jun 26

How Spencer Pratt’s ‘patently absurd’ bid for Los Angeles mayor fell flat

The ex-reality TV star, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades fire, cast himself as the antidote to the city’s woes

The Guardian - US · Jun 9

Trial begins for man accused of sparking LA’s deadly Palisades fire

Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of starting the blaze that became Los Angeles’s deadliest and most destructive wildfire

The Guardian - US · Jun 8

Palisades fires suspect due in court as scars of interno still haunt survivors

Trial is set to begin in Los Angeles for the man accused of sparking last year’s deadly Palisades Fire

The Independent UK · Jun 8

HEALTH ALERT: Los Angeles Families Are Rebuilding Homes on Toxic Soil — And Federal Agencies Stopped Testing Before They Finished the Job

Seventeen months after the Palisades and Eaton wildfires consumed more than 16,000 structures across Los Angeles County in January 2025 — incinerating homes, vehicles, electronics, solar panels, and decades' worth of synthetic materials — families are returning to their properties and rebuilding.

Medical Daily · Jun 1