destroyed

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Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt based his campaign in large part on a scathing criticism of Bass’ handling of the Palisades fire and his own frustration after his Pacific Palisades house was destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The couple allege that they suffered smoke inhalation injuries, emotional distress and mental anguish as a result of the fire, which destroyed their Malibu home, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

But out of the thousands of homes destroyed in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, a Politico report in April found that 15 months after the blazes, just 34 had been rebuilt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Robert "Madyar" Brovdi's underground command post features walls of blinking screens playing footage of Ukrainian drones attacking Russian troops, frontline maps, and scoreboards of destroyed targets.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

He felt it destroyed the intimacy of the Louvre.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day