US heat wave: California bursts into flames

(CBS News) Severe weather across USA, heat wave: California's Summit Fire is 0% contained

• List of heat waves (Wikipedia)

Arrest made in Pacific Palisades Fire, LA

Jonathan Rinderknech arrested: ChatGPT, French rap, and Uber: Palisades Fire suspect's trail

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Neither of these suspects is Jon Rinderknech

The Palisades Fire was one of two major infernos that hit Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2025. The other was the Eaton Fire in the foothills of Altadena, which was caused by Edison, likely a negligent utility that left its inoperable transmission tower standing for decades and uncared for, making it a known fire hazard, according to attorney Mikal Watts (lafirejustice.com). Until now the means by which the historic winds that day managed to burn down the ritzy coastal areas of Los Angeles have been debated. The fire he set, the Lachman Fire, has been blamed on homeless individuals and fireworks. But authorities are now saying Jonathan Rinderknech, 29, a former Palisades resident now living in Florida, committed arson a week earlier and that those flames were never fully extinguished, coming to life with the strong winds.

• 29-year-old former Uber driver arrested in connection with starting deadly Palisades Fire (NBC News)
• Suspect in Palisades Fire allegedly used ChatGPT to generate images of burning forests and cities (Rolling Stone)

Uber driver charged in connection with starting the Palisades Fire | LAist.com

(KTVU Fox 2 SF) Rare "supershear" earthquake could hit California

• Fox News; KTVU Fox 2 San Francisco, Oct. 1, 2025; Fox 11 News, Oct. 8, 2025; Pfc. Sandoval, Sheldon S. (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Trouble at Burning Man, 9 days, 2025

Massive dust storm rips through ‘Burning Man’ festival in Nevada

(NBC News) Aug. 24, 2025: Heavy winds in Nevada caused a massive dust storm that flipped tents and wiped out camps at the “Burning Man” festival in makeshift Black Rock City. NBC News’ Liz Kreutz has the latest. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, see: nbcnews.com. #burningman #duststorm #nevada

What's it like in real life?

How much does it really cost to attend?

(Jingle Sparkle) How much does Burning Man cost? (And how to hack it) | How to Burn Ep2

Before the Burn: Build Week @ Burning Man

There is a Burning Man that no one sees. It's called Build Week. Welcome to Pre-Burn 2025. Sad Boy Sean Rakidzich introduces the scene. Aug. 21, 2025: Welcome to Burning Man. Come have a look behind the scenes as we build the burn. #burningman2025 #burner #blackrockcity

• Volunteer with Zendo Project - Psychedelic Peer Support | Zendo Project (for people experiencing non-ordinary states of consciousness)
• Zendo Project (@zendoproject) • Instagram
• Zendo Project | Facebook
• CIT (Crisis Intervention Team)

Nevada cops crash Burning Man

Nevada cops (SAT sexual assault team) come in to harsh the mellow

Prayer for Earth Altadena Mural (July 27)

Large scale mural art to raise awareness about wildlife

FREE art, vegan food, and community to save the planet and all Earth's inhabitants!

HELP: Ekaterina Sky's Altadena Mural (tilted on its side)

FULL PROJECT OVERVIEW

You're invited: Prayer for the Earth – A Community Mural in Altadena

Join us in creating a powerful mural that brings our community together for healing, remembrance, and reconnection with Nature, especially in the wake of the recent Eaton and Palisades Fires.

This is a four-day community art build, and you’re welcome to join for one day or all of them:

Alex Grey would like it.

• Thursday, July 24 (4:00–9:00 PM), wall building and assembly
• Friday, July 25 (starts at 3:00 PM), base painting begins and evening design mapping
• Saturday, July 26 (all day or about 11:00 am to 9:00 pm), taping and background painting
• Sunday, July 27 (3:00–9:00 PM), prayer writing, sealing with gold, and a community celebration (with vegan potluck).
• RSVP: partiful.com/e/MS6y8u2DAFrgzoX2v0Bz

DONATIONS:

• https://donorbox.org/impact-art

RSVP ON MEETUP:

• (Disclosure Project) HELP WANTED creating healing mural for Altadena Fire (with artist Ekaterina Sky), Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
• (PasaDharma) hELP WANTED to create healing mural for Altadena Fire (Artist Ekaterina Sky), Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup
• (Nature Center) HELP WANTED to create healing mural after Altadena Fire w/ artist Ekaterina Sky, Sat, Jul 26, 2025, 11:00 AM | Meetup

LOCATION:

• 34.185159, -118.132053
• Behind former Oh Happy Day Vegan Café in Altadena and Rhythms of the Village (across street from Grocery Outlet)
• (Enter driveway on E Mendocino St., behind Jack in the Box)

Prayer: FULL PROJECT OVERVIEW

This project was initiated through the invitation of John Hopkins Oh Happy Day Café and Grocery. Together, we’re building something that honors grief, invites hope, and reminds us of our deep connection to one another and the Earth.

This is for you if you care about Altadena, the planet, or the power of collective healing.

No experience needed — just bring your presence. Whether you come to build, paint, write a prayer, or simply witness, you’re welcome.

Supported by:

• LA Climate Week @climatedesignersla
• Collidescope Foundation @laclimateweek
• Climate Designers LA @collidescopefoundation
• Plant Based Treaty @plantbasedtreatyla @plantbasedtreaty
• Soul Force Project @soulforceproject
• Support + Feed @supportandfeed
• Veggie Grill @veggiegrill
• (Plus @ganahllumberco @fairoaksburger @graphenstone)

Let’s make something beautiful together.

Ekaterina Sky - Impact Artist - Muralist (@ekaterina.sky.art) • Instagram

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Let’s gather. Let’s honor what’s been lost. Let’s paint something that carries our prayers into the future.

• RSVP: partiful.com/e/MS6y8u2DAFrgzoX2v0Bz

With love and care,

Ekaterina Sky (FULL PROJECT OVERVIEW)

Visual Artist & Facilitator of Prayer for the Earth

Eaton Fire victims meet Erin Brockovich

WHAT HAPPENED?

Erin Brockovich portrayed by Julia Roberts

The lawyer Watts laid out the case as if those present, many of whom were in the mainstream media with cameras rolling, inside a special seminar room in Lake Avenue Church. Attorney Boxer, son of former Sen. Barbara Boxer, was present. The utility Edison is guilty, guilty, guilty, guilty, as the judge in Family Guy would say. The evidence is overwhelming. Whether Edison loses is not in question. How it loses is. If Edison presents itself as a competent and responsible company that made a mistake, it is eligible for 80% reimbursement for its legal losses (estimated to range from between 20 and 23 billion due to the Eaton Fire). However, if it is shown to have been incompetent and irresponsible, it will have to cover the entire amount from its own coffers. We were shown pictures of a grounding wire that was not in place but only jerry-rigged and held down with chicken wire, unable to serve its function of grounding electrical surges (into the ground as intended). There is film footage of the derelict "zombie" transmission tower maintained by Edison sparking (electrically arcing) and setting the forest ablaze. The most damning evidence, however, comes from Edison's own records of urgent work orders never completed to correct these issues to prevent such a disaster. Those records say it is a fire hazard; therefore, Edison had every reason to know what the danger was, what their incompetence would cause, what in fact their negligence did cause. They tried to hide all of this, but LA Fire Justice dug for it and found the evidence. The firm claims to have over 500 clients harmed by Edison. There are thousands more distributed among other lawyers, many who have rushed to the area to set up shop and cash in. They do not have the experience or skill to win big but winning in any way will likely make their move profitable.

Eaton Fire justice is LA Fire Justice's mission. Get started: INTAKE FORM

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Then the real-life Erin Brockovich took the stage with a command of the facts and gravitas, siding with LAFireJustice.com against Edison. She has decades of experience dealing with corporate irresponsibility, and this is a blatant case of it. This makes Edison worse than PG&E, which itself caused one or more infamous fires by not monitoring and shutting down aged electrical equipment. Corporations privatize profits and socialize costs; it's an age-old problem. This is why they have to be held accountable.

Brockovich emphasized that the cleanup is not being done correctly, meaning that toxic heavy metals are spoiling the area. So in ten years or so, there will be a new wave of lawsuits to deal with that shortsightedness. Just today the local mainstream media is reporting how the City of Pasadena below the burn area has closed two baseball fields. They are unsafe due to elevated lead levels from the fire (from homes painted with lead-based paints when they were legal in the forties and fifties).

Community activist Brooke Teal Robbins was present with her parents, who were harmed and displaced by the Eaton Fire. She was promoting another LA Fire Justice "public awareness presentation." It is on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 5:00 pm at 221 E. Walnut St., Suite 100, in Pasadena 91101. It is becoming the new hub for community for Pasadena, Altadena, and Sierra Madre.

Event details

Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich

Erin Brockovich is a Julia Roberts film about a real person named Erin Brockovich (née Pattee, born June 22, 1960). She is an American paralegal, consumer advocate, and environmental activist who was instrumental in building a case against Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) involving groundwater contamination in Hinkley, California for attorney Ed Masry in 1993.

Their successful lawsuit was the subject of the Oscar-nominated film, Erin Brockovich (2000), starring [American Hindu] Julia Roberts as Brockovich and Albert Finney as Masry. Since then, the real Brockovich has become a media personality, hosting various TV series. More

• What happened at Earth Day 2025 in Altadena?

Who is the REAL Erin Brockovich after all? (Getty Images)

Now she's aligning with LAFireJustice.com in Pasadena, California, to fight Edison for causing the massive Eaton Fire in 2025. See her live at The Eaton Fire Town Hall Meeting with Erin Brockovich and attorneys Doug Boxer and Mikal Watts. Free pizza!

• LA Fire Justice
• Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6:30 pm
• Lake Avenue Church
• 393 N. Lake Ave., Pasadena, CA

• RSVP: (Disclosure Project) Meet Erin Brockovich LIVE in Pasadena (Eaton Fire recovery), Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
• (PasaDharm) Meet Erin Brockovich LIVE in Pasadena (Eaton Fire recovery), Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup
• (Nature Center) Meet Erin Brockovich LIVE in Pasadena (Eaton Fire recovery), Thu, Apr 17, 2025, 6:30 PM | Meetup

Together, we will hold SoCal Edison accountable

Come meet Erin Brockovich in person

Brockovich: "I am so sorry for what you are going through right now. I know this wasn't just your home. It was your community and your way of life. I am sure you are asking yourself, where do I go from here? How do we even begin to recover from this disaster? Throughout my career as an advocate, I have talked to thousands of families that have had these same questions and have gone through what you are going through right now. I am here to tell you that we will get through this. And we will get through this together. Our team will be here every step of the way to help guide and support you through this challenging journey. We are ready to take on the fight to hold Southern California Edison accountable and get you and your community the justice you deserve."

• Refreshments will be served. Catering provided by Pinocchio's Pizza. Families are welcome. Standing with residents of Altadena, Sierra Madre, and Pasadena

• Eaton Fire Recovery Intake Form
• Dharma Buddhist Meditation
• Let's keep the community: APSCRH.org
• City Council, Supervisor Kathryn Barger to hold joint meeting on Eaton Fire recovery, Olympics, housing (Pasadena Now)
• Activist Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Dhr. Seven, Seth Auberon, Momma Robbins (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly; Erin Brockovich, LAFireJustice.com via PasadenaNow.com

Earth Day 2025 in Altadena (4/12)

WHAT HAPPENED?

The commune was packed with a very diverse crowd characteristic of Altadena and Pasadena. There was less shade than prior years because the old trees burned during the Eaton Fire. But the main structure (the historic Solvang House) was safe, the grass was green, and the free vegan food line was moving.

The generosity of The Vegan Joint is amazing

The Vegan Joint and Au Lac, Los Angeles, provided Thai curry, brown rice, sauté, chili sauce, peanut sauce, samosas, tamarind dip, stir-fry, and specialty drinks (kava-kava and goji matcha watermelon) by El Chef, a food artist from Long Beach who volunteers for plantbasedtreaty.org events with Samantha Lau.

Rhythms of the Village Family Band

Soul Force music was provided by Rhythms of the Village, whose annual Spring Festival is not going to be ruined by the fire even though the store burned down. It will be held on May 24, 2025, on the grounds of Muir High School in Pasadena. Ameca and Onochie kept the rhythm going with many artists on stage, lots of percussion, Alma Cielo on violin, Paul Livingstone on stand-up bass, and a chorus of singers.

Phoenix rises from Eaton Fire (apscrh.org)

Brooke Robbins of the Altadena Pasadena Sierra Madre Community Resource Hub (APS-CRH) was present to build community and get the word out about an important upcoming Public Awareness Presentation on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 5:00 pm by the Erin Brockovich supported lafirejustice.com firm. Then Cielo brought out the guest of honor, Oh Happy Day owner John Hopkins for a round of hugs and a few nice words. Leigh Adams and her rainbow hair made it to the stage then Sam Lau of Plant Based Treaty until the music took over again for jazz improv.

• Earth Day Altadena: Music, Food, and Social Justice (ColoradoBoulevard.net)
• EARTH DAY ALTADENA, CELEBRATING APRIL 12TH AT 3PM

Event details

It's time to save Nature

Saturday, April 12th is Earth Day (earthday.org) in Altadena, as the city recovers from the Eaton Fire.

Come celebrate a FREE, family-friendly event with live music, plant-based vegan foods, and speakers honoring vegan restauranteur and Altadena legend John Hopkins of O' Happy Days Vegan Cafe.

• (Dharma Buddhist Meditation) Altadena Earth Day: live music, vegan food, celebrating Oh Happy Days Cafe, Sat, Apr 12, 2025, 3:00 PM | Meetup
• (PasaDharma) Altadena Earth Day: live music, vegan food, celebrating Oh Happy Days Cafe, Sat, Apr 12, 2025, 3:00 PM | Meetup
• (Nature Center) Altadena Earth Day: live music, vegan food, celebrating Oh Happy Days Cafe, Sat, Apr 12, 2025, 3:00 PM | Meetup

Sponsored by plantbasedtreaty.org, UNA-USA Pasadena Chapter, Soul Force Project, and Los Angeles Climate Week. FREE.

• Earth Day Altadena
• 280 Crosby Street (near Ranch Market)
• Altadena, LA County, CA 91001
• REGISTER: lu.ma/dctv2ksi

ABOUT: Earth Day Altadena with guest of honor: John Hopkins, Oh Happy Day Vegan Cafe, hosted by Soul Force Project, UNA, and Plant Based Treaty with performances by: EarthSeed Band, Baba Onochie, Rhythm of the Village, Paul Livingstone, Alma Cielo: REGISTER (luma)

• EarthDay.org; Ananda (Dharma Buddhist Meditation), Samantha Lau, Plant Based Treaty · Luma, Jen B., Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Snow, rain pound burned out LA, OC

Powerful storm moves across burn areas, causes power outages

Storm timeline: When will the heavy rain, mountain snow hit SoCal?

(ABC7) March 11, 2025: Another storm in Southern California will soak the region, bringing mountain snow and heavy rain to the region, with strong winds and flooding, particularly in the burn scars of the Eaton and Sunset Fires in Altadena and Hollywood but not sparing sunny Orange County and the Airport Fire burn scar. The Palisades Fire may wash more debris into the sea, further polluting Santa Monica Bay. Snow at the beginning of spring and freezing temps as the city prepares for St. Patrick's Day? What climate change and chaos is afoot? Legend has it that when there is fire, there are earthquakes so Angelenos can "shake and bake," with mudslides following every hillside fire, wearing away at the city, capital of the world, as it falls into the Pacific. Mt. Baldy is covered in snow with foothills dusted, easily melting in the sunshine of clear days. Meteorologist Dallas Raines explains, and KTLA 5 provides in-depth coverage. Torrential rains, atmospheric river, El Nino and La Nina threatening, waterspouts, a tornado in Pico Rivera, thunder, graupel, hail, the weather devas are having a field day. Full story: abc7.com/post/los-angeles-wea...

• Eaton Fire victims: legal help | Edelson PC
• SoCal residents brace for heavy rains overnight
• SNOW in SoCal as area braces for impactful storm system
• Storm slamming SoCal with rain. Here's when it'll clear out
• KTLA 5; ABC7 News, Los Angeles, Eds., Wisdom Quarterly UPDATED

Los Angeles Fires: Ways to Help

Jane Velez Mitchell UnchainedTV (vegan activists were deeply impacted by LA fires)

Wildfire Information and Resources

They've been reduced to living like cavepeople

The City of Los Angeles continues to respond to the impacts from the Palisades Fire, which burned more than 23,000 acres and displaced tens of thousands of Angelenos, the Eaton Fire, which destroyed more than 10,000 structures and cars, the Hurst Fire, and others. While certain evacuation orders remain in effect, the Unified Command has authorized limited re-entry for residents in all areas. The City is leading a comprehensive recovery plan to rebuild homes, businesses, and communities. Up-to-date information and resources are available here for those impacted by this emergency. More: lacity.gov

LA FireAid benefit concert (1/30)

• FireAid benefit concerts for LA wildfire victims featured star-studded performances | Watch

Watch FireAid for an evening of music and solidarity after the LA Fire. This dual-event benefit concert will be held at the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum on Thursday, January 30th.

It's dedicated to rebuilding Los Angeles communities, particularly in Eaton Canyon (Altadena) and Pacific Palisades that have been devastated by suspicious wildfires.

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  Olivia Rodrigo among artists for FireAid

  WEBSITE: fireaidla.org
• Fire Aid DONATIONS
• FireAid tickets to see it LIVE, 1/30/25
• The concert will stream live for FREE on KTLA+ starting at 7:00 pm
• It will also be broadcast live by various high profile Los Angeles radio stations like KISS 102.7 FM (iheart.com)
• How to stream FireAid Benefit Concert for LA Wildfire relief efforts (102.7 KIIS-FM)
• What's the big deal? The cause and the lineup:

• Billie Eilish
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Jelly Roll
• Tate McRae
• Katy Perry
• Lady Gaga
• Stevie Wonder
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• John Fogerty
• Earth, Wind & Fire
• Joni Mitchell
• Stevie Nicks (of Fleetwood Mac)
• Lil Baby
• Gracie Abrams
• Alanis Morrisette
• Peso Pluma
• No Doubt
• Pink
• Green Day
• Stephen Stills
• The Black Crowes
• Graham Nash (of Crosby, Stills & Nash)
• Dave Matthews & John Mayer
• Dawes
• Anderson Paak
• Rod Stewart
• and some tantric loving guy named Sting
• NEW ARTISTS HAVE JUST BEEN ADDED
• Chris Martin (Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow of Coldplay)
• Sheryl Crow
• and everyone able to fit in the bandwagon
• FireAid: Who said yes first, who got turned down, and why ‘surprise moments’ are planned – WARM 106.9

What will I wear to the show? I'll find something

Contributions made to FireAid in connection with the FireAid benefit concert and other direct donations will be distributed under the advisement of the Annenberg Foundation and will be distributed for short-term relief efforts and long-term initiatives to prevent future fire disasters throughout Southern California.

The Annenberg Foundation, with decades of philanthropic leadership in the community, including rapid response, will help coordinate a team to direct funds for the greatest impact.

This monumental event is produced by Shelli, Irving, and the Azoff family, in collaboration with producing sponsor Live Nation, and operating sponsor the LA Clippers. The benefit concert will be led by Executive Producer Joel Gallen of Tenth Planet with Rick Krim serving as the FireAid talent producer. More

• FireAid Benefit Concert – Jan. 30, 2025, 7:00 pm on KTLA+