Marcus Lindstrom / Getty Images Cali Business Owner Used 1 Trick to Make His Store Theft-Proof: Shoplifters Caught Visibly Annoyed on Camera California shoe store owner Roman Gonzales started removing most inventory from the floor every single night to deal with thefts. By Ben Zeisloft January 19, 2025
Apu Gomes / Getty ImagesCommentary Environmentalists Permanently Halted Pacific Palisades Fire Prevention Project Before the Fire Was Sparked When tallying the ineptitude of the fire preparedness in California, the case of the Braunton’s milk vetch should get some attention. By C. Douglas Golden January 18, 2025
Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesCommentary The Ridiculous Reason California Won't Use Sea Water to Put Out Fires There is a reason why authorities did this, but it's not a terribly good one under the circumstances, especially given the size of the fire. By C. Douglas Golden January 18, 2025
@vidcrane / X screenshot Heartbreaking: Modest Little Home Survives LA Fires, Just to Be Ripped in Two the Next Day An LA-area house that has been broken in half has become an important lesson in what could come next for the region. By Jack Davis January 18, 2025
Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Nevada Residents Furious After Learning What Was Bulldozed to Make Room for 'Green' Solar Farm Residents in two states are outraged that Joshua trees are being destroyed to make way for solar projects. By Jack Davis January 18, 2025
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for the International Tennis Hall of Fame Hall of Famer Packs Car Full of Top Lifetime Trophies and Flees LA Fires, Awakes to New Tragedy in the Morning Tennis star Pam Shriver had her car and several of her trophies stolen this week as she fled the Pacific Palisades fires. By Ben Zeisloft January 18, 2025
Best Commercials / YouTube screen shot State Farm's Prized Super Bowl Commercial Canceled After LA Fire Fallout "Our focus is firmly on providing support to the people of Los Angeles. We will not be advertising during the game as originally planned." By Randy DeSoto January 17, 2025
Valerie Macon - AFP / via Getty ImagesCommentary Electric Vehicles Create Hazardous Situation for LA Fire Cleanup, Delay Homeowners' Return to Properties As many look to return home after the devastation caused by the LA wildfires, EV owners are finding unique hurdles in doing so. By Samuel Short January 17, 2025
@NatCon2022 / X screen shotCommentary Millions of Dollars Worth of Stored Hunter Biden 'Art' Destroyed in LA Fires: Report Millions of dollars in Hunter Biden artwork was destroyed in the Los Angeles fires, possibly marking a setback for the broader Biden family. By Ben Zeisloft January 17, 2025
@KyungLahCNN / X screen shotCommentary LA Fire Cpt. Breaks Down in Tears on Camera, Warned 'Someone Will Die' Just 1 Month Ago at City Commission Meeting The woke rot that has driven hordes of sane people out of California is also squarely to blame for the devastating fires in Los Angeles. By Christine Favocci January 17, 2025