Last year, Francis Bischetti said he learned that the annual cost of the homeowners policy he buys from Farmers Insurance for his Pacific Palisades home was going to soar from $4,500 to $18,000 — an amount he could not possibly afford.
Neither could he get onto California FAIR Plan, which provides fewer benefits, because he said he would have to cut down 10 trees around his roof line to lower the fire risk — something else the 55-year-old personal assistant found too costly to manage.
So he decided he would do what’s called “going bare” — not buying any coverage on his home in the community’s El Medio neighborhood. He figured if he watered his property year round, that might be protection enough given its location south of Sunset Boulevard.
If you’ve never experienced a wildfire, this is my first hand experience from a wildfire we evacuated from and I documented from start to finish. The 2nd to last clip of the DC10 where I cut the soundtrack will give you absolute chills #southerncalifornia #fire #EatonFire pic.twitter.com/PJvoFDR3IB
— Matthew Hoag (@hoagofficial) January 9, 2025
Meghan Markle and Harry are no better than ambulance chasers. What a repulsive "photo op" they achieved. They are "touring the damage"? Are they politicians now? They don't live here; they are tourists.
Disaster Tourists. #PalisadesFire https://t.co/Kv6v6jSX4y— Justine Bateman (@JustineBateman) January 12, 2025
h/t Patti Jo
And …
Gavin Newsom is directing people to donate to fire victims then links to ActBlue. He’s using the devastating fires to raise money for Democrats.
This is straight up evil. He’s scum. pic.twitter.com/IqxABmWk8y
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 12, 2025
