Conversation Live: Altadena Rising with
Conversation Live: Altadena Rising with
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KBLA TALK 1580’s Conversation Live: Altadena Rising is the show of record, chronicling this tragedy for the nation over the next 52 weeks. Host and journalist James Farr leads the investigation, documenting the community’s fight for accountability and its journey through roots, resilience, recovery, rebuilding, and reunion.
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The podcast focuses on topics such as community resilience, disaster recovery, accountability from government agencies, and historical context of the affected neighborhoods. Specific episodes investigate FEMA's response to the crisis, explore the legal implications for utility companies, and highlight personal stories of loss and recovery, such as those shared by survivors like Tony Cosby and civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
KBLA TALK 1580’s Conversation Live: Altadena Rising is the show of record, chronicling this tragedy for the nation over the next 52 weeks. Host and journalist James Farr leads the investigation, documenting the community’s fight for accountability and its journey through roots, resilience, recovery, rebuilding, and reunion.
In this episode of ‘Conversation Live: Altadena Rising” with James Farr — “Somebody Didn’t Do Their Damn Job.”
Nine months since the Eaton Canyon Fire… and now this so-called “After Action Report” lands. Polished up, typed out — but it doesn’t tell us a thing we didn’t already know. Folks in Altadena lived this. We smelled the smoke. We heard the sirens. We watched the hills burn while the power lines stayed hot.
So let’s be real. Somebody failed.
Was it the technology… or the people who were supposed to make the call?
This week, I’m joined by Dr. Eshele Williams, L.M.F.T., and Brian Baccus of Altadena Talks. Both survivors. Both are clear on one thing — somebody didn’t do their damn job.
And what comes next? Anybody’s guess.
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