Me and my family are good, thanks for asking. Coworker is staring at the Castaic fire, which has spread to like 5000 acres in 2 hours. He's fine, for now, but I know that area. I go boating at the lake.

Winds are set to pick up again. It's wonderful to see my fellow angelenos coming together & support each other in these hard times. Yes, LA gets fires every year, but this is far from normal. We're living in a new climate era & unless we start doing something about it, it's only going to get worse.

The joy I felt during those rides, basking in the beauty of the hills, the homes, and the sea. I found a lot of myself in those times. A lot of my character as an adult was built there. I'm grateful that we're still safe. But the city, my home, isnt in the clear.

- These fires are the result of no rain since May & sustained high winds. Blaming Newsom or LA Mayor Bass for it is just plain stupid. It's like blaming Desantis for the hurricanes that hit Florida, or Abbott for winter storms. Every expert who knows anything all say that climate change is to blame.

- No, raking our forests would not have prevented this.

- The total acreage of damage is relatively small compared to previous fires. LAFD and LA County Fire, Forest Fire, etc are all doing AMAZING work.

- No, we don't get water from "the north" and no, Gavin Newsom didn't prevent us from getting water from "the north". Our water comes from reservoirs via the Colorado River and snow melt from the Sierra Nevadas.

- No, Jewish space lasers did not cause the fires.