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Never be sorry for that which you have no control over. Know that even the agonizing task of sitting back & waiting, while others work, is sometimes "doing something". Remember to look for the helpers & the good, even if you are a first responder.

@marlaseraphine @AdamNMayer Don't forget about regional weather... In addition to other hazards, winds & topography also make LA prone to both tornadoes & extreme fire danger. Granted, LA tornadoes are usually "small" (EF-2 or less), but 56 isn't 0. Also, I wonder if they've ever heard of the canyon effect?

There is a perfectly good reason. The industries centered in Los Angeles do not require it. There are very few corporate headquarters in LA. The nation's biggest media company, Disney, is located there, but it occupies a studio lot in Burbank. Mattel is based out of a 15-story building in El Segundo. The aerospace industry doesn't need skyscrapers. Logistics doesn't need skyscrapers. Downtown Los Angeles has one of the highest vacancy rates in the country. The County of Los Angeles was able to buy the Gas Company Tower for itself after Deloitte vacated it. Skyscrapers are becoming less and less necessary after remote work became standardized, allowing companies to occupy smaller footprints. Only a few industries actually NEED them, primarily finance. LA was never a financial hub, San Francisco was. Skyscrapers benefit centralized cities; LA is one of the least centralized cities in the world. Downtowns typically sprung up in the locations where the earliest settlers entered the city, which for nearly every city, is by navigable water. Water creates land scarcity as well as a premium on land with easy access to it. It is also considered aesthetic. People like to look at it. Early settlers to Los Angeles did not enter by the water. They entered by the railway. The railway deposited them at eastern entrance to the Los Angeles basin, at the terminus of the Santa Monica Mountains and the San Rafael Hills, where a small stream provided fresh water and often catastrophically flooded in the winter. The railway eventually made it to the beaches, but downtown didn't relocate there because THEY WERE FILLED WITH OIL. Santa Monica was once covered in oil derricks, even extending into the water. So this means downtown Los Angeles remained in the northeast corner of the basin. It is not central to anything, and it overlooks a concrete channel filled with brown water most of the year. This is why Los Angeles will never have a skyline that rivals Shanghai. I can't with transplants.

Let's be real here - there is no reason LA shouldn't have a skyline that rivals Shanghai or Dubai.

It has been exposed that that USFS is spraying glyphosate on the fire burn scars in the forests of the Tahoe bio-region. We need to end this and any other synthetic herbicide use and implement healthy forest regeneration practices instead. This is both urgent & and a long-game. 🚨Call & tag the TRPA & regional USFS agencies. Info below 🚨Attend in-person or by phone / zoom the TRPA board meetings May 27 & 28 in Tahoe City for public comment. Flyer online & at ProtectKidsCA.com 💥Numbers to call: TRPA - Tahoe Regional Planning Association (775) 588-4547 Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit 530-543-2600 Eldorado National Forest (530) 622-5061 Lassen National Forest 530-257-2151 Plumas National Forest 530-283-2050 Tahoe National Forest 530-265-4531 💥 Tag these accounts on X: @LakeTahoeUSFS @EldoradoNF @Tahoe_NF @LassenNF @USFSPlumas @forestsevice @USDA @SecRollins @TahoeAgency Instagram: @trpa_tahoe  @SecRollins @usda

***INCIDENT UPDATE*** Note: Videos include AI-generated captions. While efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, some transcription errors may occur.

*UPDATE* This incident was knockdown at 4:19 p.m. Crews remain on scene.

Thanks to our volunteers for working around the clock to bring help and hope to those impacted by the Garden Grove hazmat incident. For open shelters and shelter capacity information, visit redcross.org/SoCal and click Shelter Locations and Real Time Updates.

CAL FIRE Suspends Outdoor Residential Burning For Residents Living in Zone 1 (Below 3500' Elevation) new.thepinetree.net/?p=201940

Tire recycling center fire sends plume of dark smoke over South Gate dailynews.com/2026/05/24/ind…

The IMT, in consultation with the EPA and OCHCA, has established the evacuation zone. Any areas outside of this zone are currently considered completely safe and day-to-day activities can continue as normal.

UPDATE: CDFW-OSPR remains part of Unified Command overseeing clean-up ops in LA, where underground crude oil pipeline was struck by a telecommunications contractor near East Cesar E. Chavez Ave & N Eastern Ave. Crude oil is impacting the LA River. More @ FB.com/CalspillWatch

We have requested that President Trump issue an emergency declaration to support response operations in Orange County. For more than 48 hours, @Cal_OES and state agencies have been on the ground supporting impacted communities, protecting public safety, and assisting local officials as response efforts continue. Please continue following guidance from emergency officials.

Up-to-date shelter locations and other community resource information for those affected by the Garden Grove Hazmat Incident can be found here: wp.me/pgM8my-12n7

@DrAliSKhan Wow, seriously? Plants use Carbon Monoxide like humans use oxygen. That's why planted aquariums often require CO2 supplementation in order to survive. Look closer at the data, it's not the CO2 that's the problem.

Carbon dioxide pollution causing less nutritious food. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…

The #ShastaCounty Board of Supervisors on April 28, 2026 declined to censure County Clerk and Registrar of Voters #ClintCurtis during a special meeting, opting instead to delay a decision until after the upcoming election. krcrtv.com/news/local/sha…

More tornado footage out of Enid, Oklahoma, and yes it is normal for us to stand outside and watch. When you have lived with them your entire life it’s just part of spring in Oklahoma. The other part that doesn’t make the news is how the entire state kicks into action helping our neighbors. We don’t ask if you’re Democrat or Republican we just help! It’s who we are! Oklahoma Strong 💪🏼

It's an honor to be receiving this year's California River Award from Friends of the River! I've taken a moment to reflect on the notion of rivers as "integrators of change"--from hydrological and human perspectives--during a period of rapid global change. youtube.com/watch?v=CFm0hy…

Ahead of the 2026 fire season, @Cal_OES and @SoCalUSFS_Fire hosted a critical preparedness meeting and static demonstration of FIRIS, which stands for Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System, for regional and local fire service partners in Southern California. The aircraft provides real-time mapping for wildfires and other incidents.

A passenger riding in the backseat of a self-driving taxi operated by Waymo is going viral after sharing video of a surreal moment: getting pulled over by police while no human was behind the wheel. ktla.com/news/waymo-pas…

Pyrocumulus developing on the Brantley Hwy 82 wildfire right now. A nearby weather station is recording gusts up to 17 mph. #gawx #gafire

Breezy south winds are expected today with strongest winds over the northeastern foothills and mountainous areas! Be sure to secure your outdoor items🌬️#CAwx