12 hours ago

Accused LA wildfire arsonist wanted ‘revenge on society’, prosecutors say as trial opens ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jun › 11 (Thu) @ 01:19 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Defense says no evidence occasional Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht ignited deadly blaze on New Year’s Day 2025

The trial of 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, the man accused of starting last year’…

2 days ago

Nithya Raman edges out Spencer Pratt to face Karen Bass in LA mayoral runoff ○

found 2026 › Jun › 09 (Tue) @ 00:48 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Progressive challenger to face incumbent mayor in November as former reality star Pratt trails behind

Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles city council member, has advanced to the November runoff f…

37 days ago

Man accused of starting Palisades fire was ‘angry, intense, driving erratically’, lawyers say ⊖⊖

found 2026 › May › 05 (Tue) @ 13:18 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Jonathan Rinderknecht’s attorneys say he’s being used as scapegoat for Los Angeles fire department’s failure to fully extinguish earlier blaze

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4 months ago

The shocking case of LA’s ‘zombie’ fire – and the young man at the center of it ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 10 (Sat) @ 14:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Prosecutors claim Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, started a smaller wildfire that went on to become the devastating Palisades blaze. Is he ultimately to blame?

More than a year after a devastating wildfire…

5 months ago

Reality TV star Spencer Pratt announces run for LA mayor ⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 08 (Thu) @ 10:05 UTC

a story from BBC ✅ › BBC News

His longshot bid comes on the anniversary of a wildfire that destroyed his home in the Pacific Palisades area.

The Los Angeles wildfires were ‘the perfect storm’. Is the city ready for the next one? ○

found 2026 › Jan › 07 (Wed) @ 23:10 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

After the devastating fires, neighborhoods pledged to build back stronger and better than before. A year later, they’re still untangling issues

Fog shrouded the ruins still standing at the center of t…

See what Miles Teller, Leighton Meester and Adam Brody's homes look like one year after apocalyptic Palisades fire reduced mansions to rubble ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 07 (Wed) @ 05:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

On the one-year anniversary of the disaster, little visible progress has been made at either property, as the oceanside community of Pacific Palisades remains flattened.

Why this celebrity enclave is still a burnt-out ghost town a year after the LA wildfires ⊖⊖

found 2026 › Jan › 06 (Tue) @ 05:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the Pacific Palisades fire, which destroyed 7,000 homes and businesses, killing 12 people and displacing nearly 100,000 residents.

8 months ago

Authorities charge man accused of starting deadly LA wildfire ⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 08 (Wed) @ 20:30 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera 🚨 › Al Jazeera English

Police say 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht was behind fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.

Florida man charged with intentionally setting Pacific Palisades fire in LA ⊖⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 08 (Wed) @ 17:50 UTC

a story from CNBC ⚠️ › Top News

The Palisades Fire in early January burned thousands of homes and killed multiple people as flames spread rapidly in heavy winds up to 100 miles per hour.