About the idea that it's all rich people who are losing their homes: I get that this is the nature of the political discourse, but it's dead wrong. Pacific Palisades is an upscale area, yes. Lots of movie stars and whatnot, yes, though there are smaller homes and apartments, too. But Altadena is another matter. People moved there when they got priced out of the Westside. It has an awful lot of middle class and working class residents. I'm hearing so many horror stories about film crew members losing everything, and many of them simply do not have the money to cushion the blow. Especially not with the way the entertainment industry in LA has been hit in recent years. It's a massive body blow and I suspect it's going to have dire repercussions to the city as a whole. I could go on with examples and Go Fund Me links, but you get the point. Politicizing it like some are is wrong on every level.
3 of those things are basically prioritizing junk that Elon promotes on X. 1 is reporting junk that Zuckerberg is doing to erode Meta. Interesting to see who is commanding your attention and interest.
About the idea that it's all rich people who are losing their homes: I get that this is the nature of the political discourse, but it's dead wrong. Pacific Palisades is an upscale area, yes. Lots of movie stars and whatnot, yes, though there are smaller homes and apartments, too. But Altadena is another matter. People moved there when they got priced out of the Westside. It has an awful lot of middle class and working class residents. I'm hearing so many horror stories about film crew members losing everything, and many of them simply do not have the money to cushion the blow. Especially not with the way the entertainment industry in LA has been hit in recent years. It's a massive body blow and I suspect it's going to have dire repercussions to the city as a whole. I could go on with examples and Go Fund Me links, but you get the point. Politicizing it like some are is wrong on every level.
Thanks, Tamar, for the valuable LA info. I’m a Jersey girl who rarely goes further west than Cleveland.
Agreed. Just passing along the rumbling politics on X. I think all the headlines about the Hollywood angle has done a disservice to the cause.
3 of those things are basically prioritizing junk that Elon promotes on X. 1 is reporting junk that Zuckerberg is doing to erode Meta. Interesting to see who is commanding your attention and interest.