Tag: Los Angeles
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After the Flames: How the Palisades Fire Reshaped LA County Real Estate
The January 7, 2025 Palisades Fire — ignited in the Santa Monica Mountains and coupled with the Eaton Fire — was one of the most destructive wildfire events in Los Angeles County history. Together, these blazes burned more than 37,000 acres and destroyed over 16,000 structures, including more than 11,000 homes. The human toll was…
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The Bond Crisis Comes Home: Why NYC, LA, and America’s Big Blue Cities Will Be Hit Hardest
America’s richest cities—New York and Los Angeles included—are standing directly in the blast radius of the coming U.S. Bond Crisis. For years, municipal leaders borrowed heavily on 20- and 30-year bonds to finance infrastructure, pensions, and politically convenient “renewables,” while enormous slices of the capital quietly disappeared into the hands of consultants, middle-men, and politically…