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Scott Ketcham
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Dream chaser, thrift flipper, and hope kindler.
Seek the light in times of darkness.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Reposted by Scott Ketcham
I'm going to be writing something up on the LA fires, but first I updated this article I wrote on Medium almost a decade ago: medium.com/@nickheyming...
So You Want to Go Help after a Major Disaster…
TLDR: Check with organizations before you just go to see how best to support ongoing efforts! Some great ones are local Mutual Aid Networks…
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January 17, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Reposted by Scott Ketcham
If you're wanting to volunteer or donate for the LA fires, check out the mutual aid map and spreadsheet: mutualaidla.org
Don't send donations unless you know they're needed!
Mutual Aid LA Network
Mutual Aid LA Network is a connector and information hub for mutual aid efforts across Los Angeles.
mutualaidla.org
January 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Greg Pierce, a researcher at the UCLA, water resources and urban planning, echoed the concerns over water systems that are designed for urban fires, not fast-moving wildfires. But redesigning water systems to take on wildfire would be enormously expensive.

irontongue.blogspot.com/2025/01/can-...
Can We Blame Prop. 13 for the LA Fires? (And So Much More?)
I think we can.  Proposition 13 made it harder, much harder, to raise taxes of any kind in California, and limited property taxes and reass...
irontongue.blogspot.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Today is about slowing down. Making a good soup.
Savoring the contrast between a cold day and a warm meal.
Filling my cup, so can have something to give.
November 14, 2024 at 10:07 PM
November 14, 2024 at 10:03 PM