Spike Feresten Auctions 1966 Triumph Bonneville Motorcycle to Support Palisades Fire Recovery Efforts
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Edition 107: The Normalization of Disaster with Ava Park, Goldie Hoffman & Sekhmet SheOwl
Women's Liberation Radio News
https://youtu.be/m8CAkrMqK0c
"Edition 107 continues our exploration of ecofeminist theory and practice with an emphasis on ecofeminist practice and actions we can take to put women in places of power. We must (re)generate the healing changes we need in society to work together to overcome greed and land grabs, and work for a future of sane decision making in the direction of catastrophe prevention, including in the rebuilding of LA."
"After Mary O’Neill delivers WLRN’s World News, enjoy a clip of the song Fire with Fire by AlicebanD before the interviews.
Hear from Ava Park, Priestess of the Temple of the Goddess of Orange County. Ava tells us a bit about her women-only organization and a bit about her philosophy and then goes on to tell us about how members of her community were impacted by the fires, including a member who called her in the middle of the night because she had lost everything, except the clothes on her back.
At the end of the interview with Ava, she makes an appeal YOU, the WLRN listeners to write to Mayor Karen Bass at mayor.helpdesk@lacity.org and let her know that you support the reinstatement of lesbian fire chief Kristin Crowly. Below, find the template letter Ava suggests you work with."
#RadicalFeminism #EcoFeminism #Feminist #Green #eco #environment #LAFires
Women's Liberation Radio News
https://youtu.be/m8CAkrMqK0c
"Edition 107 continues our exploration of ecofeminist theory and practice with an emphasis on ecofeminist practice and actions we can take to put women in places of power. We must (re)generate the healing changes we need in society to work together to overcome greed and land grabs, and work for a future of sane decision making in the direction of catastrophe prevention, including in the rebuilding of LA."
"After Mary O’Neill delivers WLRN’s World News, enjoy a clip of the song Fire with Fire by AlicebanD before the interviews.
Hear from Ava Park, Priestess of the Temple of the Goddess of Orange County. Ava tells us a bit about her women-only organization and a bit about her philosophy and then goes on to tell us about how members of her community were impacted by the fires, including a member who called her in the middle of the night because she had lost everything, except the clothes on her back.
At the end of the interview with Ava, she makes an appeal YOU, the WLRN listeners to write to Mayor Karen Bass at mayor.helpdesk@lacity.org and let her know that you support the reinstatement of lesbian fire chief Kristin Crowly. Below, find the template letter Ava suggests you work with."
#RadicalFeminism #EcoFeminism #Feminist #Green #eco #environment #LAFires
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Hollywood union and guild members in the Los Angeles area: get stuff you need in Burbank this week at IATSE 80.
Altadena fire—new free farmers market launching today. Spread the word locally.
https://pasadenanow.com/main/free-community-farmers-market-launches-today-for-altadena-fire-victims
pasadenanow.comFree Community Farmers’ Market Launches Today For Altadena Fire Victims – Pasadena NowDaily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now
Resilience and determination to continue #businessasusual and forget those nasty fires #ClimateandNatureCrisis #LAFires
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/mar/02/oscars-anora-picture-actress-mikey-madison-sean-baker?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
The Guardian · Anora dominates the Oscars as Mikey Madison named best actress and Adrien Brody wins for The Brutalist
Remember to at least wait until after the Feb. 28 boycott if you can.
Tunic And Octodad Headline Huge LA Fire-Relief Bundle
DOGE just gutted the NOAA. It’ll make us all much, much less safe.
https://youtu.be/JwRaCAAYklI?si=hen4cDvm-KSImI9w
#NOAA
#extremeweather #lafires #hurricane #northcarolina #fires #extremeheat #nationalweatherservice #idiocracy #weather #weatherforecast #fisheries #aviation
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Altadena, 7 Weeks Later
It's been seven weeks since the wildfires in Altadena destroyed over 10,000 structures.
Unless you live there or close to LA, I doubt you think about it much.
Not so for the people who used to live there (or who still have a home but can
"We can't just talk about the benefits of the #EnergyTransition, which are great. We also have to mention things like the #LAFires, that, according to the L.A. Times, carry a 250 BILLION DOLLAR price tag along with it. We have to wrap our minds around all of these big numbers and these big things."
Neat: OIL BEACH is listed here as one of "the best books that explain why wildfires will continue to burn California" 
https://shepherd.com/best-books/why-wildfires-will-continue-to-burn-california
'… Never seen the mountain
so brown, laid bare and yellow, a soft
bellied cat…'
Jessica Abughattas responds to last month's #LAFires with the #poem Beautiful Altadena:
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/jessica-abughattass-beautiful-altadena
#books #reading #writing #poetry #ClimateCrisis #climate #bookstodon @bookstodon
"Following almost every major fire in the past 20 years, after removing ash, rubble and up to 6in of soil, agencies have sought sampling to ensure the next layer of soil is safe. This time, the army corps of engineers says the process hasn’t been authorized, and that simply removing 6in of topsoil is adequate" #LAFires https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/la-fire-cleanup-beach-will-rogers-epa
The Guardian · ‘An unprecedented situation’: EPA plan for LA wildfire cleanup stirs protests over toxic dangers
The 2025 #LAfires destroyed 16,000 structures, displacing thousands. A professor who studies managing risk in the face of climate change shares solutions for protecting low- and moderate-income residents. #climatechange #housingcosts #resilience https://theconversation.com/how-california-can-rebuild-safer-more-resilient-cities-after-wildfires-without-pricing-out-workers-247680
"The mid-twentieth-century dream that #LosAngeles is America’s Eden, celebrated by Reyner Banham as he tooled around its freeways, has been superseded by the dark reality envisioned by Mike Davis, who foretold with uncanny accuracy what the other side of paradise would be like."
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2025/03/13/eden-on-fire-los-angeles-martin-filler/
https://archive.ph/PVJpm
#CaliforniaWildfires #LAwildfires #LAfires #CaliforniaFires #California #urbanism #UrbanTheory #FireEcology #ecocide #LA #cities
The New York Review of BooksEden on Fire | Martin FillerThe terrible fires in January were another reminder that urban planning in Los Angeles has long failed to protect the city from the natural disasters that repeatedly threaten the region.
In the summer of 1956, 15-year-old Kathy Kohner Zuckerman learned to surf, and she recorded her experiences of riding waves and the people she met in a diary. Everyone had a nickname — Tubesteak, Lord Blears, Thrifty Phil — and Kathy wanted one too. Soon, she became Gidget, a portmanteau of "girl" and "midget." Her story went on to become a series of novels, a movie starring Sandra Dee, an ABC series starring Sally Field, a stage musical co-written by Francis Ford Coppola, and more. And, Defector's David Davis argues, it also was an inflection point in surf culture, turning it from "a sleepy pastime to a billion-dollar mainstream commodity." Kohner Zuckerman dipped out of the limelight in the 1960s before re-embracing it over the past couple of decades. Davis spoke to her about her early experiences, her unique place in American culture, her life as Gidget and beyond, and what she saved from the LA fires that razed her home of 60 years.
flip.it · Gidget The Survivor | DefectorKathy Kohner Zuckerman was at home in the Pacific Palisades, her husband Marvin working on the computer in his office, when a neighbor came pounding on their front door. “Kathy, get out! Get out now!” It was mid-morning on Jan. 7, and Kathy could see—and smell—the black smoke up in the hills above the home […]
Without #FEMA, smaller and less wealthy states would likely struggle to respond effectively to disasters. A #publichealth professor looks at why getting rid of FEMA would be a bad idea https://theconversation.com/if-fema-didnt-exist-could-states-handle-the-disaster-response-alone-248758 #climatechange #hurricanes #LAFires
The ConversationIf FEMA didn’t exist, could states handle the disaster response alone?FEMA pools national resources to help states quickly manage disasters. Without that federal support, each state would be left to build its own expensive response capabilities.
#LAfires help students to think about the connections between #STEM and society https://buff.ly/3WR6eFK
The ConversationCalifornia wildfires force students to think about the connections between STEM and societyIn this course, eight professors share their disciplinary perspectives to help students analyze proposed interventions for increasing wildfire risks.
After wildfires, LA schools can learn from other districts' experiences in helping students: Flexible schedules, #mentalhealth support, and community involvement aid long-term recovery. An education professor explains: https://theconversation.com/what-los-angeles-area-schools-can-learn-from-other-districts-devastated-by-natural-disasters-247777 #LAFires #learningloss
The ConversationWhat Los Angeles-area schools can learn from other districts devastated by natural disastersAs students and teachers return to school after the fires, educators will have to focus on emotional rehabilitation before academic recovery can begin.
NEW: For IJNet, our Engagement Editor Aorui Pi looks into how a withering information ecosystem, AI-generated photos, and manipulated videos contributed to misinformation about the Los Angeles Wildfires spreading rampantly across Chinese-language media.
The Xylom · How Unverified Claims About the LA Wildfires Spread Across Chinese-Language Media
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Another example of good, relevant reporting by AP https://apnews.com/article/southern-california-debris-flow-rain-wildfire-663334ac70b701eb8e761da5269dd02d
Sounds like the heavy rains (up to 100mm) over the hilly burnt areas in #LAfires did cause the expected mud slides but mud only went up 20cm in the roads - while remaining buildings were protected by sand bags and temporary concrete walls.
With the top soil now washed away, will new plants be able to take root at all? 
I guess so. Because this mediterranean biome, called Chaparal biome, consists of shallow root grasses, shrubs and low trees. Not like in the Rockies in the article above.
And could the precious mud in the roads now be hauled back uphill ? I guess not. Because it also contains the toxins from all the burnt buildings, I reckon.
AP News · After heavy rains, debris flows hit Southern California community scarred by fire