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Mike, Kate, and Loraine unpack the long-awaited state report detailing the failures (and some successes) of the Eaton and Palisades fire responses. As Election Day rapidly approaches, a few last-minute endorsements (and some not-endorsements) shake up local races. And under First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, Trump’s DOJ is supposedly increasing election security by… arresting old men in their pajamas?Tell your friends, your acquaintances, and your frenemies —&nbsp;we are so close to reaching our goal of 100 new paid subscribers by Election Day! Now’s the time: lapodcast.orgIf you’re looking for reading material to get cozy with as the weather starts changing, try this 724-page report commissioned by Governor Gavin Newsom’s office investigating what went right and what went wrong during the Eaton and Palisades firesHere are the County reports if you just can't get enough, including the LAFD report that confirmed Southern California Edison equipment started the Eaton FireAlternatively, you could read the L.A. Times summary if you’re trying to be informed but still make it to the pumpkin patch&nbsp;(The report confirmed many things we already knew, such as Black neighborhoods in Altadena received delayed evacuation alerts that resulted in more deaths)In the wake of this report, LAFD also changed its position, acknowledging the role the still-smoldering Lachman fire played in igniting the Palisades fire&nbsp;Former LA mayoral candidate and former LAUSD superintendent Austin Beutner is suing his insurance broker, forcing a legal look into a regulatory void: when smoke imbues a house with invisible, unregulated toxins, who pays for it?(This is less for the sake of his $20 million lead-filled mansion and more on the behalf of other fire victims who wish their houses burned down instead)Especially as climate change makes everything worse?And especially as disaster survivors are still waiting for at least $10 billion in federal aid? The Trump administration’s partisan divides and government shutdowns have forced California residents to wait the longest with no real end in sightNew laws were passed this legislative session to address this issue, establishing first-in-the-nation standards, but won’t go into effect for three more yearsAltadena residents held a <a href="https://pasadenanow.com/main/eaton-fire-survivors-to-press-l