Local officials and residents are raising alarm over possible exploitation of the Palisades Fire aftermath by political and corporate interests. Los Angeles City Council Member Traci Park warned this week that some elected officials and developers may be using the crisis to advance unwanted policy goals, including forced redevelopment and increased housing density.
A synagogue in downtown Melbourne was set ablaze on Friday evening in what authorities have labeled a politically motivated and potentially antisemitic attack. Around 8 p.m., a man ignited the double doors of the East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation while approximately 20 worshippers were gathered inside for a Shabbat meal.
Los Angeles County leaders are considering dramatic changes to how fire recovery and rebuilding are managed following the devastating Palisades and Eaton Fires. A commission formed in response to the wildfires has proposed the creation of new local authorities, including a “Resilient Rebuilding Authority” and a fire-specific “LA County Fire Control District.”
Billionaire developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso is turning up the heat on city officials, claiming they failed in their duties to manage the devastating Palisades Fire. On Saturday, Caruso shared a new report by Fire Rebuild, an independent watchdog group, alleging that the blaze could have been controlled if local leaders had acted responsibly.
The South’s largest remaining pre-Civil War plantation mansion, Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana, burned to the ground Thursday — and the response on social media revealed a stark cultural divide. While local officials and historians mourned the loss of a vital piece of American history, left-wing activists online openly celebrated the destruction.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with arson after a carelessly managed bonfire ignited what officials are calling one of the worst wildfires in New Jersey.
A massive wildfire erupted Tuesday in the Greenwood Forest Wildlife Management Area near Barnegat Township, New Jersey, threatening thousands of residents and forcing widespread evacuations as dark smoke blanketed the coastal region. Known as the Jones Road Wildfire, the blaze exploded to 8,500 acres by nightfall and was just 10% contained.
