{"id":2394742,"date":"2025-01-24T10:57:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T15:57:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrities-pacific-palisades-residents-break-and-sue-city-of-los-angeles\/"},"modified":"2025-01-24T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T16:02:06","slug":"celebrities-pacific-palisades-residents-break-and-sue-city-of-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/celebrities-pacific-palisades-residents-break-and-sue-city-of-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrities, Pacific Palisades Residents Break and Sue City of Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcelebrities-pacific-palisades-residents-break-and-sue-city-of-los-angeles%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2394742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On February 27,\u2064 1968, CBS anchor Walter Cronkite&#8217;s commentary on the Vietnam War\u200c marked \u2063a pivotal moment, suggesting that the war was an unwinnable stalemate and advocating for negotiations rather than \u200dvictory. This statement reportedly distressed President Lyndon Johnson, who feared it signaled\u2062 a loss of support from\u2063 the American public. Drawing a parallel\u2062 to the present situation in California, the article discusses how prominent celebrities, including Spencer Pratt and Heidi\u200c Montag, are criticizing \u2063the state\u2019s \u2064management of the recent\u2063 wildfires.They have filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles, alleging\u2063 inadequate water \u2063supply and\u200d infrastructure that contributed to the destruction of over 12,000 homes.<\/p>\n<p>The couple claims that mismanagement of the Santa Ynez Reservoir and drained resources left firefighters unable to effectively combat \u2062the fires. \u2062Other celebrities, like Sarah Michelle Gellar, have \u200dalso expressed frustrations about evacuation\u2063 procedures, while Sara Foster\u200d criticized the\u2063 allocation of state resources. The growing discontent \u200bamong California&#8217;s influential figures may pose significant political challenges for\u200c Democratic leaders like Governor Gavin \u200cNewsom and\u2063 Mayor Karen Bass, especially as they face \u2062scrutiny over their handling of the crisis. The article emphasizes that \u2062losing \u2063the support of celebrities could have \u200bdire\u2062 political\u200b implications in a state where star power matters substantially.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>On Feb. 27, 1968, &ldquo;CBS Evening News&rdquo; anchor Walter Cronkite, fresh from a tour of the theater of war in Vietnam, told viewers that, essentially, the conflict was at best an unwinnable stalemate.<\/p>\n<p>In a rare editorial statement to close off the newscast, he famously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national\/did-the-news-media-led-by-walter-cronkite-lose-the-war-in-vietnam\/2018\/05\/25\/a5b3e098-495e-11e8-827e-190efaf1f1ee_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, &ldquo;It is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy, and did the best they could.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s perhaps apocryphal, perhaps factual, but President Lyndon Johnson&rsquo;s reaction to the broadcast has become part of American lore regarding the <em>annus horribilis<\/em> of 1968: &ldquo;If I&rsquo;ve lost Cronkite, I&rsquo;ve lost Middle America,&rdquo; the president is said to have declared.<\/p>\n<p>I mention this not to dispute <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/viet-cong-battle-cronkite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">either Cronkite or Johnson&rsquo;s judgment<\/a>, or anything about the Vietnam War. In fact, I&rsquo;m here to talk about the Southern California wildfires. But I&rsquo;d like to paraphrase Johnson&rsquo;s statement, because I think it&rsquo;s something the Democrats in charge of managing this crisis need to hear:<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve lost the celebrities, you&rsquo;ve lost California.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The latest big names to turn on the progressive politicians that run the Golden State are Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag &mdash; stars of the reality show &ldquo;The Hills &mdash; who are now suing the city of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, alleging their poor response to the blazes cost the couple their home, which was one of over 12,000 structures that have been destroyed since the fires began on Jan. 7.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Pratt and Montag &mdash; along with 20 other residents &mdash; claim the defendants poorly managed the city&rsquo;s water supply and infrastructure,&rdquo; the New York Post <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/23\/celebrity-news\/spencer-pratt-and-heidi-montag-sue-city-of-los-angeles-after-losing-home-in-wildfire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the docs, the plaintiffs cite reports about the Santa Ynez Reservoir &mdash; which holds 117 million gallons of water &mdash; being inactive since February 2024 due to ongoing repairs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The suit states that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dei-cripple-la-fire-departments-response-wildfires-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LADWP<\/a> drained Santa Ynez as a &ldquo;cost-saving measure,&rdquo; meaning it was &ldquo;out of commission&rdquo; for firefighters who had to deal with a public water system that didn&rsquo;t &ldquo;have enough water pressure to fight an urban fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the city&rsquo;s firefighting infrastructure &ldquo;presented an inherent danger and risk of fire to private property&rdquo; and both Los Angeles and the LADWP took &ldquo;a known, calculated risk that private property would be damaged&rdquo; if a wildfire broke out.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Palisades Fire was an inescapable and unavoidable consequence of the water supply system servicing areas in and around Pacific Palisades as it was planned and constructed,&rdquo; the lawsuit stated.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/spencer-pratt-heidi-montag-sue-la-fires-1236284083\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Variety<\/a>, Pratt says both his house and his parents&rsquo; house were burned down by the Palisades blaze.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I know people are like, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re rich, you will be fine.&rsquo; Yeah, I wish. Everything in our house was paid for by Heidi and I hustling any way we could,&rdquo; Pratt wrote on social media. &ldquo;Everything we have worked for was in this house&hellip; We are starting at zero now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Nor is he the only one filing suit against the city for its mismanagement of the firefighting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Several cases have been filed by victims of the Eaton fire, which broke out east of L.A. shortly after the Palisades fire and continues to burn. The lawsuits allege that poorly maintained transmission towers owned by the power company, Southern California Edison, were the origin of the fire. The cause of both fires remains under investigation.,&rdquo; Variety reported.<\/p>\n<p>Nor are Pratt and Montag the only stars who are lashing out at Los Angeles and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mayor-bass-frantically-edits-mind-blowing-x-post-late-everyone-already-noticed-massive-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California officials<\/a> for their handling of the fires.<\/p>\n<p>Take &ldquo;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&rdquo; star Sarah Michelle Gellar, who posted this on social media during the evacuation, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14267251\/Celebrities-turn-LAs-woke-mayor-Karen-Bass-woeful-response-worst-wildfires-devastating-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.K. Daily Mail<\/a>: &ldquo;City of LA you want everyone to evacuate yet you have complete gridlock and not one traffic cop on the roads helping.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Actress Sara Foster, meanwhile, said this: &rdquo; We pay the highest taxes in California. Our fire hydrants were empty. Our vegetation was overgrown, brush not cleared. Our reservoirs were emptied by our governor because tribal leaders wanted to save fish. Our fire department budget was cut by our mayor. But thank god drug addicts are getting their drug kits. RESIGN. Your far left policies have ruined our state. And also our party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s just a small sampling. Rest assured those voices will get louder in the weeks to come.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrats have warned the rest of America, over and over again, not to play politics with the Los Angeles wildfires. (Unless, of course, you&rsquo;re blaming them on climate change, then go for it.)<\/p>\n<p>That may have worked for a while, until everyone outside of the California bubble noticed the gross negligence and ineptitude that plagued the response. Now, the libs have even started losing Hollywood celebrities in droves. Spencer Pratt may not be Walter Cronkite &mdash; but for Golden State apparatchiks like Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass, that&rsquo;s an even worse augury for their political futures in a state where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/celebrity-goes-off-deputy-pays-price-even-sergeant-tells-nothing-can\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star power is everything<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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In a notable editorial conclusion to the broadcast, he stated, \u201cIt is increasingly clear to this reporter that the only rational way out then will be to negotiate, not as victors, but as honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy and did their best.\u201d President Lyndon Johnson&#8217;s reputed response\u2014\u201cIf I\u2019ve lost Cronkite, I\u2019ve lost Middle America\u201d\u2014has become part of American history regarding the tumultuous year of 1968. While I&#8217;m not here to debate Cronkite or Johnson&#8217;s views on Vietnam but rather discuss Southern California wildfires, I want to rephrase Johnson\u2019s remark for those managing this crisis: If you\u2019ve lost celebrities, you\u2019ve lost California.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, reality TV stars Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag have turned against California\u2019s progressive leaders by suing Los Angeles and its Department of Water and Power. They claim inadequate responses during recent wildfires led to the destruction of their home among over 12,000 structures since January 7. The couple alleges mismanagement in water supply and infrastructure contributed significantly to their loss. Reports indicate that a key reservoir had been inactive due to repairs since February 2024; thus firefighters faced insufficient water pressure during emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>Pratt expressed on social media how devastating it has been for him personally: \u201cEverything we have worked for was in this house\u2026 We are starting at zero now.\u201d He is not alone; multiple lawsuits have emerged from victims affected by other fires linked back to poorly maintained power company equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Celebrities like Sarah Michelle Gellar criticized city officials for evacuation mismanagement while actress Sara Foster highlighted issues with taxes versus public safety resources. These voices are expected only to grow louder in response as Democrats face scrutiny over their handling of these disasters\u2014a situation worsened by losing support from Hollywood figures crucial in California politics<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2394743,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hollywood-fire.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2394742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hollywood-fire.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2394742"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394742\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2394745,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2394742\/revisions\/2394745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2394742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2394742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2394742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}