Diary of a Fire
Jan. 31, 2025 – three weeks and four days after the Palisades and Eaton Canyon fires started. As I sit on the couch, watching tennis from Australia, my mind keeps wandering back to what happened around three weeks ago....
Topanga New Times Wants You!
Throughout the Palisades fire, the TNT crew was on the ground in Topanga, Malibu and the Palisades, reporting on the disaster, sharing our stories and our neighbors’ experiences. As we enter the post disaster recovery period we will continue...
Warming Curry Lentil Vegetable Soup
Warm and delicious is what we need right now. All of this craziness makes me want to curl up in a little ball, but a girl has got to eat… So, I’ll take a bowl of this soup with...
Community Corner
A letter from Willow Geer, Theatricum Botanicum As I sit here, miraculously back home, surrounded by suitcases I am reticent to unpack, I try to wrap my mind around the past two weeks. A fever dream of evacuating with...
UPDATE JAN 20 2025
Please note that this information is current as of the writing of this article (Sunday, January 19, 2025 22:00) The January Fire Event is now the most destructive natural disaster in Los Angeles County history. The Palisades Fire, which...
A SNAPSHOT OF LOSS
The Buddha House On Saddle Peak Evacuation warnings are part of the price we pay for living in Topanga. Azmina Kanji had ignored all previous ones, but there was something about the unusually strong Santa Ana winds this time...
FIRST PERSON
We received some personal stories from the community. Below are submissions from Bill Buerge from the Mountain Mermaid, Kraig Hill from Malibu and Rosi Dagit from Topanga During the Palisades fire, Bill Buerge threw open the doors of the...
ON THE GROUND
Urs Baur submits his experience “Too Close For Comfort: A Community’s Resilience in the Face of Fire” I’ve lived in this canyon for 25 years, and while fires are a constant threat, they’re never routine. Each event carries its...
Community Reports
Topanga Community Center In the wake of the devastating Palisades fires, we want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the incredible first responders, firefighters, and volunteers who worked tirelessly to protect our community. Your bravery, dedication, and teamwork have...
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