On a rainy Friday afternoon, the Palisades, still reeling from the devastation of a generational fire, faced more ominous signs in the form of the storm clouds looming overhead.
Yard signs filled the streets, advertising for fire debris removal, insurance assistance and reconstruction services. Excavators were at work on a few lots in the area, but the rest looked unchanged since flames tore through this area on Jan. 7. Two months later and the Palisades is far from returning to being the coveted Los Angeles suburb of graceful palms and stucco mansions it once was.
Destruction is around every corner.