Pacific Palisades, Not Palos Verdes
January 7, 2025
I’ve been getting well-meaning welfare checks from a number of friends about today’s fire in Pacific Palisades — still raging tonight — thinking I grew up there and have family and friends who may be in harm’s way. It is a mixup people in both communities deal with a lot.
I really appreciate people’s concern! (But I grew up in Palos Verdes.)
For now, PV is fine, but PP is not. It’s horrible down there, and not limited to Pacific Palisades; fires are breaking out all over due to 1) the Santa Anas blowing up to 100 mph; 2) the heat that comes with that; 3) the fact it hasn’t rained in months down there and the vegetation is dry and serving as fuel.
I was planning to head down to LA the day after tomorrow to stay with Matt and Michael for 3 days and join them, Chris and Pam for a movie screening (of all things!)… but I will be rethinking this plan.
Here’s a picture Chris took this late afternoon. He’s standing on a cliff in Palos Verdes, looking across the bay at Pacific Palisades…
Life of Wry 