Author Archives: Luke Ford

About Luke Ford

I've written five books (see Amazon.com). My work has been covered in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and on 60 Minutes. I teach Alexander Technique in Beverly Hills (Alexander90210.com).

Who By Fire? (1-13-25)

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 Judaism’s Haunting Prayer/Unetaneh Tokef, https://www.sefaria.org/sheets/255977?lang=bi08:00 New York: Los Angeles shouldn’t rebuild the same way, https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/los-angeles-shouldnt-rebuild-the-same-way-after-wildfires.html11:00 Bloomberg: These Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain WhyIn Pacific Palisades and Malibu, some houses with fire-resistant designs remained standing amid neighborhoods of … Continue reading →

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Decoding LA’s Fires (1-12-25)

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Luke Ford

05:00 WSJ: Fighting Fires—and the Rumor Mill—as L.A. Burns09:00 Politics Fueled LA’s Fires, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15855510:00 California voters destroyed private home insurance, https://apple.news/AeXdYZP1qSfeNes1AGLzSAg11:00 Fire experts describe how we can reduce these urban blazes, https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-11/fire-experts-asses-los-angeles-blazes-amid-changing-times12:00 Disputes kill people, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzHFz5Jj7a021:00 Your Home Can Survive … Continue reading →

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Politics Fueled LA’s Fires

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Luke Ford

Perhaps we should let the free market for housing insurance rip rather than fires rip? The Atlantic: Take insurance—a trillion-dollar industry built to identify risks, particularly from disasters such as wildfires. Insurance companies communicate this risk to homeowners through higher … Continue reading →

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LA Surrounded By A Ring Of Fire (1-10-25)

Posted on January 10, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 Variety: Netflix’s ‘American Primeval’ Is a Brutally Violent Western Led by a Compelling Taylor Kitsch, https://variety.com/2025/tv/reviews/american-primeval-review-netflix-taylor-kitsch-1236267125/04:00 Hugh Hewitt: Anger, Blame, and Accountability, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOh2Ug4KNFg14:00 LAFD run by a lesbian mafia, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=15853925:08 Political earthquake will come in wake of LA wildfires: … Continue reading →

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Live Coverage Of LA’s Fires (1-9-25)

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Luke Ford

01:00 The Truth About The Wildfires, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHh-_3FshO406:00 LA Mayor Karen Bass out of town, https://www.nationalreview.com/the-morning-jolt/a-timeline-of-mayor-karen-basss-disqualifying-conduct-during-the-l-a-fire-disaster/20:20 California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric–and What It Means for America’s Power Grid, https://www.amazon.com/California-Burning-Pacific-Electric-Americas/dp/059333065X21:00 Katherine Blunt, author of California Burning, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOyjOewSPqc34:00 Dooovid … Continue reading →

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