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I'm in shock and processing this massive loss for our family. I am beyond grateful for the memories. It was truly a wonderful gift to have,
This is an unimaginable loss. I grieve with the rest of Los Angeles as it burns... and even though I've found even words to write here, there's nothing that I could say in this moment to describe this feeling,
I went for a drawing of my mother's rather than a photo, because I know I can find the photos,
A sign of how much love was in this house so thankful for all the years and memories there with our family,
My Administration will do everything it can to support the response. I urge the residents of the Pacific Palisades and the surrounding areas of Los Angeles to stay vigilant and listen to local officials."
President Joe Biden, in a statement on the wildfires Sitting with my family, watching the news, and seeing our home in Malibu burn to the ground on live TV is something no one should ever have to experience,
Janice and I lived in our home since 1979. We raised our children and grandchildren here. Every inch of our house was filled with love. Beautiful memories that can't be taken away,
Crystal said in a statement And there’s a pull to politicize, when really the focus needs to be on helping people right now, and we can figure out the other stuff afterwards,
We’ve had volunteers who’ve been evacuated themselves. We have volunteers who’ve unfortunately lost homes. But they’ve said to me time and time again they want to show up for their neighbors,
We’re just doing as much as we can,
said Reagan Strazzeri, 16, The devastation, the destruction, I never thought this would happen,
said Johnnie Burman, 64, an evacuee from Santa Monica who went to the shelter in hope of finding his elderly neighbor and friend It’s hard to see, because there’s so much pain and suffering,
said Jay Gutovich, 37, of West Los Angeles, who stopped by the shelter to donate children’s toys — Legos, Hot Wheels, “whatever we could” — that he picked up at Target We’re just trying to feed people,
a SOCALO food truck employee said as he rushed to hand out bags of food We lost everything, and we can’t get up there yet, so we’re here with all the goodness of others,
I’m just so sad for our community, because it really was and is a community,
I've been in California 24 years and this was by far the worst I've seen,
said photographer Mike Blake One house is in flames, while next to it a house is untouched,
said photographer Dave Swanson I took an image of a charred staircase suspended in mid-air on what was left of a house's foundations,
And now those memories will be changed forever,
The crews that do it are all extremely, extremely highly trained specifically for the specialized mission,