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Nearly 200 of Hunter Biden’s art pieces — some of which were priced as high as $500,000 — were destroyed in the raging Los Angeles wildfires, the New York Post reported.

Kelly Osbourne, the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne, blasted the “really disturbing” celebrities she says have been using the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires as a “photo op.”

Rocker Tommy Lee slammed fellow musical artists for promoting their music during the Los Angeles wildfires. “Jesus Christ, leave it all alone,” the Mötley Crüe drummer proclaimed.

Insurance giant State Farm, one of the last remaining large insurance carriers in California, has canceled its Super Bowl ads this year citing the tragedy of L.A.’s wildfire devastation.

Los Angeles Times columnist Sammy Roth, who opposed Rick Caruso for mayor in 2022 because he said Caruso had no “climate plan,” has blamed “climate change” for the Palisades Fire and other fires that have devastated the city.

Sam Laganà, the stadium announcer for the Los Angeles Rams, fought to save his Pacific Palisades home from the raging inferno last week — and believes that firefighters did the best they could do in the circumstances they were in.

Niki Dawson and her team are virtually the only civilians walking through the streets of Pacific Palisades today. They are not residents: rather, they are volunteers, looking for pets that owners cannot reach.

An illegal migrant suspected of arson in the Los Angeles area wildfires has reportedly faced “multiple encounters” with California law enforcement officials over eight years.

A new poll by Rasmussen Reports shows that L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is underwater with voters, with 42% approval and 44% disapproval, in the wake of the wildfires that have destroyed large swathes of the city.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass had been attending a cocktail party at the U.S. Embassy in Ghana when the Pacific Palisades fire erupted. 

Iconic late-night talk show host Jay Leno whipped up about $21,000 worth of ribs, chicken, and other food to hand out to the emergency workers and volunteers who responded to the raging Los Angeles fires — and he is not done.

The time has come to “replace the leadership in California,” according to Pastor Jack Hibbs, who blamed a “Democrat supermajority” for exorbitant taxes, failed infrastructure, and poor handling of wildfires, slamming state officials for diverting resources to “woke, stupid Democrat projects,” and urging Californians to demand accountability.

Former comedian Jon Stewart proved himself insulated and tone-deaf Monday as he raged against Republicans who want conditions attached to any federal wildfire aid sent to California.

The Oscars remain as scheduled, but it’s certain that they will be transformed due to the wildfires, and that most of the red-carpet pomp that typically stretches between now and then will be curtailed if not altogether canceled. With so many left without a home by the fires, there’s scant appetite for the usual self-congratulatory parades of the season.

Israel announced Wednesday that it is sending a team of firefighting experts to Los Angeles, following an inquiry on Tuesday by Breitbart News during a press briefing by the Office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Chinese state-run propaganda outlet Global Times berated Americans on Tuesday for alleged “finger-pointing” and a lack of “unity” in the face of the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, condemning reasonable criticisms regarding California’s lack of preparation to handle the destruction.

Rick Caruso, the billionaire developer who ran for Los Angeles mayor in 2022, managed to protect his Palisades Village mall from the Palisades Fire — as well as some other local businesses — but the homes nearby were destroyed.

A California firefighter who gave every ounce of his strength battling the Eaton Fire lost his own home to the blaze.

Former ESPN sportscaster Jemele Hill trashed the Kardashian family in response to Khloé Kardashian knocking Karen Bass.

Freddie Escobar, the president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles County (UFLAC), told Breitbart News on Monday that the Palisades Fire was the latest example of the City of Los Angeles being neglected by its leaders.

Firefighters have been battling a fast-moving blaze in Southern California’s Oxnard in Ventura County on Monday night with winds expected to quicken into Tuesday.

A California man who thought he lost one of his beloved pets in the Palisades Fire experienced a miracle on Sunday.

Approximately one dozen burglary suspects in California who were caught in Palisades Fire evacuation zones have been identified, according to law enforcement. 

“We would have lost our homes” if it were not for Breitbart News’ Jon Kahn, Breitbart News Sunday host Joel Pollak said, describing the power of longtime friendship in the midst of tragedy.

Firefighters responded to a small brush fire that erupted at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego, California.

The Palisades fire, which has been described as being one of the most destructive in California’s history, likely has “human origins,” according to a report published Sunday.

CBP agents have reportedly detained 78 migrants in California’s Central Valley, alleging that every suspect is an illegal alien with drug and gang offenses on their records.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has made a deal with fellow far-left Democrats in the state legislature to set aside $50 million in taxpayer funds to fight the Trump administration and to shield illegal migrants from deportations — as the Los Angeles fires death toll reaches 24.

California’s leaders are “charlatans and empty suits” for neglecting infrastructure and embracing performative politics, according to world-renowned historian and political commentator Dr. Victor Davis Hanson, who exposed policy failures he says have turned Los Angeles into a burning wasteland, comparing the city’s devastation to the World War II firebombing of Dresden. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday ordered Minister of Internal Affairs Ihor Klymenko to prepare a plan for assisting the hapless governments of California and Los Angeles with controlling deadly wildfires.

Former “Family Ties” star Justine Bateman ridiculed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle for their Friday photo-op as they met with victims of the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires.

Journalist Mike Cernovich’s effort to help victims of the Los Angeles area fires is getting tons of support.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has taken criticism for being in Africa at the beginning of the destructive wildfires – something she had previously pledged to avoid.

Billionaire developer Rick Caruso, who saved the Palisades Village mall when everything else in the center of Pacific Palisades burned down in the Palisades Fire, is donating $5 million to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.

The Los Angeles family behind that viral video of them singing a Catholic hymn over the remains of their devastated house after the wildfires said they just wanted to “thank God that we’re safe.”

Renters in Los Angeles could face predatory and illegal price gouging following the horrific wildfires that have displaced so many people.