The posh ‘burb — also home to scores of Hollywood celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford and Dr. Dre — is the latest affluent community in the crosshairs of one
Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least 24 people and destroyed more than 12,000 structures, officials said, scorching more than 60 square miles and displacing tens of thousands of people.
The LAPD reportedly detained two men near Kamala Harris' Brentwood home in the Palisades Fire evacuation zone after potential burglary call came in.
Kamala Harris, Los Angeles
Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.
Following holiday lull, “we are seeing an increase in both buyer and seller activity,” says brokerage executive.
Updating maps of Southern California show where wildfires, including the Palisades and Eaton fires, are burning across Los Angeles.
The Encino Reservoir is more than 104 years old and for decades supplied water to communities in the San Fernando Valley, But this week, it may well help entire communities in the path of the fire.
The devastating Palisades Fire pushed to the northeast, prompting new evacuations in the ultra-affluent Southern California neighborhoods of Brentwood and Bel Air as the threat of more dry winds raised risks after a brief respite.
An area of Brentwood was evacuated due to the ongoing Palisades Fire, which has destroyed numerous celebrity homes.
The National Weather Service predicts "extremely dangerous fire weather conditions to develop across coastal southern California early this week"
Gabriela and 400 other students from her school, Palisades Charter Elementary School, started classes temporarily Wednesday at Brentwood Science Magnet, about 5 miles away. Her school and another decimated Palisades elementary campus may take more than two years to rebuild, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said.