Stay up to date with live coverage of the “They Let Us Burn” Palisades Fire protest, one year after the devastating wildfires tore through the Pacific Palisades neighborhood in LA, killing 12 and destroying thousands of homes and businesses.
Aerial shots taken by The Post show the once most sought-after neighborhood in Los Angeles, home to celebs like Tom Hanks and Ben Affleck — still looks like a war zone a year after wildfires leveled much of it.
Some survivors are unhappy that only a handful of the nearly 7,000 destroyed homes have been rebuilt, and the outraged residents say Mayor Karen Bass and city bureaucracy have failed them every step of the way.
Palisades Protesters chant, 'Fire them all,' during 'They Let Us Burn' march
Protesters are yelling -- "Fire them all — fire them now,” drawing cheers and echoing the anger coursing through the rally.
“Is anyone sick of her smiling?” speaker Jeremy Padawer asked, referring to Mayor Bass, as boos rolled through the crowd. He mocked official explanations that framed the fire as an act of nature...God, brush, too many plants, and rejected claims from Bass and Gov. Newsom that the disaster had nothing to do with leadership choices. Protesters shouted back that it was because of them. Speakers accused Bass and Newsom of standing by as the city burned, walking the area afterward without action. “It burned around them,” the crowd yelled.
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