eatonfire

.@weatherwest has been livecasting intermittently through today. If you want weather/fire information, he's a good source.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRnFQXKMJs0 #CAwx #EatonFire #SunsetFire #PalisadesFire

Okay. This is hard to do but here it is.
I need help.
I lost my job in the #eatonfire. It will be a few weeks before I see any financial assistance. I will be short on rent money for the first time in 20 years.
I am hoping you all have the grace, kindness and space to send whatever you can.

Thanks in advance for anything.

*Edit - For those asking:
PayPal: www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: +erickasimone.venmo
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GRATITUDE ©️Beastie Boys

I’m trying not to post too much about the aftermath on the #EatonFire. I just want city to rebuild. In silence.

But jeez. I have a good friend living with me now because she won’t be able to go home until they clear her home of ash and dust. Same with another family, who’s dads house is a total loss. State Farm everywhere. Also. I just saw a random pack of coyotes just… trotting down the street from CalTech. Casual. And everybody was just letting them trot. Staring.

This is gonna be a THING.

Didn’t want to go outside. Just rainy and weird. But something willed me to get up for really no reason and handle errands. And immediately, as I hit the door… I see snow deep into the #EatonFire/Canyon and the #SierraMadre. And it is stunning.

LoL what a bipolar month for #Altadena.

ALT

#BlackHistoryMonth:

So. Yesterday was the day legendary Auntie #OctaviaButler wrote in #ParableOfTheSower that her characters home caught on fire: The first of many due to climate change as a direct result of a leader who used the slogan “Make America Great Again” to gain power. February 1st, 2025.

Her grave, inside the fire line of the #EatonFire, was lightly singed in the fire she predicted down to a 3 week accuracy. Ahead of her time.

I feel compelled to take a short drive.

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For those asking:
•I am very safe, I am not going outside. Black women/people, stand DOWN.
•Los Angeles is also very safe.
•Again, do not let them fool you. These are not “riots.” These are both LA and SD communities and citizens keeping themselves safe from illegal ICE kidnappings.
•LA natives, especially Pasa/Altadena people, are not scared or worried by the threat of National Guard troops. Please note that we have had the consistent presence of National Guard since the #EatonFire for safety.