Losing Everything: How Communities Recover From Fire When Politicians Abandon Them
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James follows up on last week's episode and talked to Miles Gray about what it is like to lose your home in a fire and how people can continue to help fire survivors.
Sources:
https://lacounty.gov/2026/08/04/county-of-los-angeles-fire-department-releases-the-investigative-reports-on-the-cause-of-the-eaton-fire/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-19/sce-decomissioned-power-line-eaton-fire-risk
https://apnews.com/general-news-ffcad08a8ef14fa88df8bacdd9e73883
https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/08/newsom-wildfire-utility-liability-package/
https://x.com/WildfireVics1st/status/2078175502523585021
https://clickstrategies.us/
Donation Links:
Spokane Immigrants Rights Coalition: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/sirc-community-fund
Spectrum running the Rainbow Relief Fund: https://spectrumcenterspokane.app.neoncrm.com/forms/donate
Colville Fund: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/cedar-fund-wildfire-recovery-campaign
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