Heart attacks increased after Los Angeles wildfires, study finds Researchers at Cedars-Sinai say rates of heart attack and respiratory illness ‘matched worst years of Covid’ The Guardian - US · Dec 17, 2025
‘It feels endless’: despite misplaced fanfare about a model home, LA struggles to rebuild As LA’s mayor touted a developer’s model home, residents of Altadena and Pacific Palisades wrangle for insurance payouts The Guardian - US · Dec 14, 2025
Scrutiny grows over LA fire origins after bombshell report: ‘Our Pearl Harbor moment’ Reports that fire crews were ordered to leave original site of blaze prompt tough questions for city and LAFD leaders The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2025
Man charged over deadly Palisades fire pleads not guilty in Los Angeles court Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, accused of starting devastating fire that destroyed more than 6,800 structures The Guardian - US · Oct 24, 2025
‘Frustrated young man’ pleads not guilty to sparking deadly Palisades Fire Jonathan Rinderknecht is accused of sparking one of the most destructive wildfires in California history The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2025
Florida man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire indicted, faces fresh charges If convicted, he faces up to 45 years in federal prison. Axios · Oct 16, 2025
‘Reckless’ behavior and dystopian AI: disturbing picture of suspect in Pacific Palisades fire emerges Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, allegedly used ChatGPT to create scenes of a city burning and to confide an obsession with fires The Guardian - US · Oct 11, 2025
The Palisades fire was arson?: DOJ arrests ex-Uber driver for deadly blaze that killed dozens Evil cannot always be explained away. We Got This Covered · Oct 9, 2025
Florida Man Arrested in Connection with Devastating Pacific Palisades Fire That Killed 12 in Los Angeles A Florida man has been arrested in connection with the deadly Pacific Palisades wildfire that tore through Los Angeles earlier this year, killing 12 people and destroying thousands of homes Latin Times · Oct 8, 2025
The man arrested for allegedly starting the Palisades fire actually asked ChatGPT if he’s at fault before running away Before fleeing the flames, the man accused of starting the Palisades fire reportedly asked ChatGPT if he’d be at fault for a blaze caused by cigarettes. Hours later, Los Angeles was burning. The Mary Sue · Oct 8, 2025
Man charged with starting Palisades fire that killed 12 people Jonathan Rinderknecht allegedly started blaze that destroyed over 6,800 structures in California The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2025
Suspect charged with ‘maliciously’ starting deadly Palisades Fire created AI images of burning cities, feds say Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, is charged with destruction of property by means of fire, resulting in the historic blaze that destroyed over 6,800 buildings and killed 12 people on January 7 The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025
Trump says he’s fine, but Gavin Newsom thinks differently as POTUS rants about ‘sprinklers’ saving homes in the Palisades fire Trump's alive — his mental health may be another matter. We Got This Covered · Sep 3, 2025
Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass Declare NIMBY Martial Law To Stop Duplexes in the Palisades Plus: Oregon's radical YIMBY centralization, yet another challenge to inclusionary zoning, and DOGE's cuts to fair housing grants get overturned in court. Reason · Aug 5, 2025
Barchart · Jul 23, 2025 Grant Cardone Slams California’s Plan to Buy Fire-Ravaged Palisades for Low-Income Housing, Says It’s Not ‘Just a Conspiracy’ Grant Cardone’s criticism of California’s wildfire rebuilding bill highlights the contentious debate over public land acquisition and affordable housing requirements in disaster zones.
The Guardian - US · May 26, 2025 Trump’s mass federal cuts disrupt LA wildfire recovery: ‘It’s coming tumbling down’ Doge has cut staff at Fema, EPA and the army corps, who are crucial for helping survivors get back on their feet
Fortune · Apr 13, 2025 A Pacific Palisades resident purchased a million-dollar burned lot for his daughter while he rebuilds too, so ‘grandpa and grandma will be just down the block’ He imagines it could cost around $4 million and take about three years to rebuild the two.
The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2025 LA wildfires death toll climbs to 30 after officials find more human remains Discovery in Altadena months after fires brings deaths in Eaton fire up to 18, while 12 people killed in Palisades fire
The Guardian - US · Apr 3, 2025 Her home and school burned down in the LA fires. She’s just one of the 700,000 kids whose lives were affected Los Angeles children suffered traumatic disruptions to their education and social lives from the wildfires
PetsRadar · Mar 22, 2025 Reunion between 82-year-old and her cat after Palisades fires goes viral and raises over $35,000 ‘Don’t underestimate cats’
Reason · Mar 14, 2025 Brickbat: Burn, Baby, Burn During the Palisades fires earlier this year, private firefighting companies were credited with saving several structures. But some state lawmakers… The post Brickbat: Burn, Baby, Burn appeared first on Reason.com.
The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2025 A youth theater production rises from the ashes of the Los Angeles fires A children's theater group in Pacific Palisades lost its beloved playhouse to the Los Angeles fires
The Guardian - US · Feb 25, 2025 Wildfire debris washes up on LA beaches after major rainstorm Beaches in southern California littered with timber, twisted metals, charred silt and urban runoff from Palisades fire
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2025 Los Angeles mayor axes fire chief and slams her for sending firefighters home morning of Palisades blaze Mayor Karen Bass said 1,000 available firefighters were not dispatched after flames ignited last month
The Guardian - US · Feb 20, 2025 The EPA weighed two LA beachfront sites for toxic waste sorting. These ‘hippies and hicks’ revolted Residents in Topanga Canyon – an area of Indigenous heritage and artists – mobilized against the state’s decision to bring in hazardous materials after wildfires