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Six Months After the End of the World 
Suzanne Guldimann, July 11, 2025 0  
For many, the devastation created by the Palisades Fire felt like the end of the world. Six months later, most of the fire debris has been removed, but stark reminders of the damage remain, as residents and local governments...
The Fire Followers 
Suzanne Guldimann, July 11, 2025 0  
As communities struggle to rebuild and recover from the devastation of the Palisades fire, nature is also in the process of regenerating.  When Topanga Canyon Boulevard reopened at the end of May, drivers were met not with bare hillsides...
Amusement Piers 
Suzanne Guldimann, June 13, 2025 0  
A pier is a folly, a highway to nowhere. Whether lined with fishermen or filled with the cries and clattering of a roller coaster, whether thick with the aromas of hotdogs and fries or freshly gutted fish, they are...
California Mustard: Beauty or Bane 
Suzanne Guldimann, May 30, 2025 0  
A beautiful but unwelcome tide of golden blossom is sweeping over the Santa Monica Mountains this year. The late—and light—rainy season has resulted in few native wildflowers but an abundance of mustard, an opportunistic invasive that thrives even in...
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There Go I 

Jimmy P. Morgan, July 11, 2025 0 12 min read  
“When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us [sic]. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists. And some, I assume, are...
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Rebuilding Sunset Mesa 

Urs Baur, July 11, 2025 0 3 min read  
A Neighborhood Returns One Permit at a Time Six months after the Palisades Fire swept through the coastal neighborhood of Sunset Mesa, the first permits are about to be approved. For many of the over 500 households affected—more than...
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Six Months Later 

Claire Fordham, July 11, 2025 0 7 min read  
Author’s Note: Azmina and Sasha Kanji’s home on Saddle Peak was one of 33 Topanga homes lost in the Palisades Fire. They shared their shock and devastation with TNT at the time and have agreed to share some details...