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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

The air in LA is unbreathable b/c of the #BobcatFire , the sun no longer shines on San Francisco, all remaining live vegetation on the West Coast is waiting to combust, and my president assures me Kim Jong Un is well.

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

4 years

Kim Jong Un is in good health. Never underestimate him!

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

The @latimes has lawyers too

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Burbank and Glendale should bid for the winter Olympics.

Nathan Fenno

@nathanfenno

2 years

After a five-bus, 3.5-hour trek from our hotel in Beijing, this is the finish line at the Yanqing National Alpine Centre for the first day of men’s downhill training.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

Huh, I wonder why Newsom won

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

Lots of guttural anger, exasperation being expressed by @latimesopinion readers over the Delta surge. Past surges saw outpourings of sadness and worry, mixed with anger over anti-maskers. This time, the emotion is exclusively anger, especially over vaccine refusers.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

6 months

Earthquake? No, it was my blood boiling as I watched this.

Michael Schneider

@schneider

6 months

LA’s police chief @LAPDChiefMoore blames cyclists riding on streets that don’t have bike lanes and pedestrians that don’t wear reflective clothing for a year of record road deaths in LA.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

China’s catastrophic summer-long heatwave hasn’t been getting much coverage stateside, so I made it the focus of the latest @latimesopinion newsletter.

China is suffering the worst heat wave ever recorded. Did you hear about it?

China suffers through a summer-long heat wave as L.A. and California take action on climate change, plus more from Opinion.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

Devastating #GlassFire #ShadyFire #BoysenFire in Santa Rosa. We went through *exactly* the same thing with our family there 3 years ago in the Tubbs Fire. I’ve lived in CA my whole life. This so, so far from normal, and it’s not because we don’t take our forests.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

9 months

Thanks to @sarah_calavera @OrderGoodDeath for guiding me through the death care landscape in LA. I could’ve written a dozen pieces from our conversation about my failed effort to find an accessible natural burial option for my mom.

Commentary: I tried to bury my mom in an environmentally responsible way in L.A. It was impossible

The 'green burial' options in Southern California are still limited and impractical. But new laws will make such services more accessible.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

It’s hard to describe the trauma inflicted on L.A.’s collective consciousness by the #BobcatFire , #ElDoradoFire and other CA disasters. It’s not hard to describe my reaction to this grim letter on the probable fate of Mt. Wilson: tears and outrage.

Mount Wilson Observatory

@MtWilsonObs

4 years

A letter from our Chairmain, Sam Hale (grandson of George Ellery Hale).

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

5 months

LA traffic is killing people. Keep it that way so we can get to all the dead people quickly.

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5 months

In an emergency, every second counts. Don't slow us down. Join your LA City Firefighters and vote No on HLA. #UFLAC #IAFF #LAFD #CPF #NoOnHLA 🔗:

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

@skarlamangla Your doctor source and my mother, a nurse at LA County-USC hospital, are saying the exact same things.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

My latest for @latimesopinion

Commentary: My nonreligious children shouldn't worry Justice Alito

Secular families with children still worry people like Samuel Alito. I can assure him: We're trying to raise empathetic, moral kids.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Dear Drivers: Until such time that bike lanes are buffered from parked cars, please open your door with your RIGHT arm. This naturally puts you in position to check for oncoming cyclists. Thank you!

BikinginLA

@bikinginla

2 years

This is how a dooring — and a near miracle — happens.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

5 years

Another week, another round of @latguild and @latimes contract negotiations. You know what’s not good for morale? Commuting to El Segundo for more than a year w/o a contract. #LATGuild

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Since Altadena has our attention: Altadena is not a city. It is not a neighborhood of Pasadena. It is an unincorporated community in L.A. County, with its own interesting, complicated history.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

In the morning P-22 died. In the afternoon the Dodgers acted like they were replacing Justin Turner. LA’s heartbeat weakened today.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

1 year

A lot of hikers are applying for Mt Whitney permits now. They'll need to practice, and Mt Baldy is widely regarded as "training." If you're around LA and have your eyes set on Whitney, please stay away from Baldy or the San Gabriels high country now.

Commentary: Stay off Mt. Baldy. It's dangerous, and rescue workers deserve a break

There have been 15 rescues and two deaths near 10,064-foot-high Mt. Baldy in 2023. Hikers need to think of rescue workers and stay away.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

I’ve seen snow levels this low in the San Gabriel Mountains front rage only two or three times in the last 10 years. L.A. folks, if you’re out for your morning run or walk, please look north. #MyDayInLA

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

I was floored when I first saw this video showing an American 20-something talking to his 89-year-old great aunt about fleeing persecution and antisemitism before WWII. An important watch on Holocaust Remembrance Day, w/ @karenfoshay and @latimesopinion

David Lazarus

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2 years

This is really cool -- a lesson in teaching young people about where they come from

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

8 months

I rode my electric bike from Alhambra to the LAT in El Segundo (46 miles RT) and saw the transportation promised land.

Commentary: I rode 23 miles to work on an e-bike and saw the transportation promised land

With safe, protected bike lanes and streets designed for humans, not only cars, we can have a future with an environmentally sound commuting option.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

5 years

I haven’t chanted like I did just now (fair contract now, fair contract now) since I was a Berkeley undergrad, but 14 months of @latimes and @latguild bargaining will do that to you. #LATGuild solidarity, ya’ll.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

I've met people in L.A. who never hiked Baldy or even Mt. Wilson but have their sights set on Whitney or Shasta. Some free advice from an experienced (but not expert) hiker: Don't be one of those people.

Los Angeles Times

@latimes

2 years

Within hours, that perfect morning turned into one of the most hectic and gut-wrenching days on Mt. Shasta in recent memory. Jillian Webster’s death shocked the climbing community and raised questions about the growing popularity of summiting this peak.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Some teachers have sent letters to @latimesopinion saying they're wondering how many kids can fit into a cabinet or how long small children can stay silent in a closet.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

@JozefColomy The Bobcat, El Dorado and Creek fires are all burning primarily on national forest (as in, federal government) land. But I do believe that lawmakers need to be more careful about building in populated areas adjacent to forests.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

The @latimes 101 experiences is a wonderful scroll, but truth be told, I am relieved my lonely grand spot isn’t on the list.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

I am still waiting in line, but the volunteers are handling this very calmly. I’ve been here for about 30 minutes. Props to the patient workers.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

The post- #debate punditry is un-effing-believable. One guy was halting but decent and informed, the other showed why he was the world’s most dangerous man.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

We'll be publishing some of these responses over the next few days.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

Anyone who says L.A. is flat hasn’t run here.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

5 years

If @latimes contract talks aged like a baby (15 months), it’d have been weaned off breastfeeding, sleep trained and enrolled in daycare by now. That’s slow walking, and @latguild journalists are getting tired of it #LATguild

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

5 years

I relaxed on Labor Day (as much as one can with three small kids), but my @latguild bargaining heroes did the exact opposite. I am so privileged to have the #LATguild trying to improve @latimes working conditions

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

I've marveled at the 360-degree view of L.A. from the top of the Grove parking structure, with the nagging feeling that something was wrong with all of this. This piece by @awalkerinLA so perfectly put into words that feeling.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Today was supposed to be the last day of school for the Uvalde 4th graders. I found that out gathering information for this piece I wrote about the terrible things I must “imagine” for my 4th grade twins.

Commentary: Can any American parent honestly say school massacres are ‘unimaginable’?

I have two fourth-graders, just like the 19 children killed in Uvalde, Texas. What’s happening with guns is not only imaginable; it’s predictable.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

“I was born at Kaiser” is California-speak for “I wasn’t born rich.” #VPDebates2020 #KamalaHarris

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

Losing the Mt. Wilson Observatory, the Cosmic Cafe, the great oasis of so many hikers and runners in the San Gabriels — well, it would be a devastating blow to Los Angeles. Thank you to all the firefighters and observatory staff trying to prevent this from happening.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

Now we see why Gov. Newsom has publicly and awkwardly praised Trump in past disasters #CaliforniaFires

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@PaulMThornton

2 years

The grizzly bear. The chinook salmon. The mountain lion. That the survival of once thriving creatures in California has an inverse correlation with our presence is a scathing indictment of modern humanity. #P22

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Let me just say (and not that she needs a compliment from someone like me) that @sic_sonja is one of the best writers at any English-language newspaper. So read this:

'What's up! I can't read.' O.C. resident goes viral after schooling left him functionally illiterate

He started this year functionally illiterate. So how did this 34-year-old become one of BookTok's biggest stars?

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

7 months

The bike racks at SoFi Stadium ARE NOT BOLTED TO THE GROUND.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

LA County vote center @LACountyRRCC at Doctors Hospital in East L.A. had a bit of a ruckus. Machines went down and at least one concerened watcher was raising his voice about provisional ballots. A lot of people got out of line, then the machines came back up.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

6 months

@JeongPark52 As an Alhambra community member, I am deeply grateful for your reporting. The information you provided in the wee hours of that awful morning one year ago was so crucial. As a colleague, thank you. As a reader, thank you even more.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

7 months

Big Bear today — there are worse places to spend a morning.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

This is a good day. When I entered the Pfizer trial last year, this is precisely the moment I envisioned for my three young children. Yes, other studies needed to be done on kids, but anything to move this shot forward was needed.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids clears FDA hurdle

The shots could come as soon as next week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention makes recommendations on which youngsters should get vaccinated.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

Can I audition for #AOCplusThree ? #debates

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

@ShaneDPhillips I edit the LAT letters page. If you want to send us a response (no more than 200 words), I'd consider publishing it. You can email it to letters at latimes dot com.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

1 year

Really stunning: As L.A. was grieving the Monterey Park mass shooting, the county Probation Department was trying to auction off a few hundred of its handguns. @latimesopinion @latimes

Editorial: What were L.A. probation officials thinking? Public agencies should not profit from...

The Los Angeles County Probation Department was about to put 337 semiautomatic pistols -- the same firearm used in Monterey Park shooting -- on the street with a public auction.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

Growing up in L.A., Mt. Wilson is where I started to learn about the area’s history beyond water theft and suburban expansion. It’s where, as a trail runner, I can take a welcome rest before venturing further into the rugged San Gabriels.

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Paul Thornton

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3 years

I make *any* excuse to write about the San Gabriel Mountains, even for a piddling 200-word intro

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

@adrianachavira @SPLC Not that you *need* my affirmation, but I was able to see last spring the products of your passion as a teacher and a journalist, and I was so impressed. Thank you for the work you do.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

From the San Gabriel Mountains, you can get a pretty good picture of how LA handled so much rain before it was paved over. Me in @latimes @latimesopinion :

Commentary: Imagining how a wilder L.A. and its rivers would have handled this rain

Centuries ago, L.A. was wetter with rivers that fanned out over the landscape. That changed, but can we learn something from that now?

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

The San Gabriels have a way of making the nation’s second-largest metro area feel far away. Please, if you live in LA, spend some time in the mountains — your soul will love you for it.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Snow on Mt. Baldy’s north face (the side we can’t see from LA)

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@PaulMThornton

4 years

It’s where I can escape with my kids on hot days when the beaches are hopelessly crowded. It’s where we mingle with volunteer docents and who regale our kids with, in the same conversation, tales of celestial exploration and (yes) the golden age of hiking in L.A.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

1 year

There is already public transit from Union Station to Dodger games There is already public transit from Union Station to Dodger games There is already public transit from Union Station to Dodger games

A $300-million (minimum) gondola to Dodger Stadium? Why is Frank McCourt really pushing it?

Former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is hoping his Dodger Stadium gondola project will become a reality, but his proposal is meeting stiff resistance.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

Thanks, @kristenhare -- also, a major, top-of-my lungs shoutout to @karenfoshay and @JamieNovogrod for doing almost all of the work, @TangLATimes for her guidance, and @sewellchan for pushing us to do more when he was leading @latimesopinion

Kristen Hare

@kristenhare

3 years

This @latimes project is such a smart way to offer people the chance to share their perspectives and experiences. @latimesopinion 's @PaulMThornton says that in some ways “it’s made me more hopeful for our future.”

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

6 months

Nine years sober. And I *will* make it to 10 in March. But this mother of a January ... damn.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

1 year

This is the Devil’s Backbone in June on the way down from Baldy. Imagine covered in ice maybe w/ snow cornices and 50 mph winds in winter. And this is the *easiest* route from the summit.

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@PaulMThornton

5 months

It requires minimal effort for a motorist (applying a few pounds of force to a pedal) to make a cyclist fear for their life.

Mobility For Who

@MobilityForWho

5 months

I might not sound like it, but this terrified the hell out of me. I guess he succeeded. I’m so f-int tired of this… 😔 I also love how having video evidence of people threatening you with a deadly weapon for no reason basically does nothing. They can just keep doing it.

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Paul Thornton

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1 year

Everyone deserves a peaceful spot. Mine is just off Angeles Crest Highway in the San Gabriels.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

8 months

I’d like to see infrastructure that slows vehicle traffic and truly protects cyclists and pedestrians - i.e. curb-protected bike lanes instead of the bollards that easily collapse.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

So Fox is still showing racist ads during the NLDS. My son just now: “There’s no such thing as an illegal immigrant!”

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

5 months

What the firefighters union is saying: Keep the roads dangerous so our ambulances can quickly get to all the people dying in traffic.

Rachel Uranga

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5 months

The battle for Measure HLA is heating up with LA's firefighters' union @UFLAC launching a campaign against it, saying 'road diets' threaten to slow down emergency vehicles. Backers say it will make the city's deadly streets safer. w/ @DavidZahniser

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

#RadfordFire looking scary from the start. Big Bear is a special place to me and a lot of people. As always, thank you firefighters. One died fighting the El Dorado fire — this is dangerous, heroic work.

CA Fire Scanner

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#RadfordFire (3 miles S/O #BigBearLake , San Bernardino NF) - The fire is now 20-25 acres & the fire is spotting across retardant lines down hill plus chewing through the retardant. 2 addl copters requested.

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Paul Thornton

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2 years

Feeling the pull of the old country really hard today.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

“Don’t piss off Grandma” — my favorite moment from this abortion rights #HearMeOut w/ @karenfoshay for @latimesopinion

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2 years

I dunno why, but this speaks to me.

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@PaulMThornton

2 years

A frigid start to 2023. Happy new year.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

I wrote about being a recovering alcoholic during the boozy holiday season. Hope it helps!

Commentary: What not to say to recovering alcoholics during the holidays

Avoid asking a people at a party why they're not drinking, and understand that the holidays can trigger pain and loneliness in people with addiction.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

6 years

Another potentially large fire — the #ForkFire — in the San Gabriels. For LA trail runners, seeing another smoke cloud rise above our mountains causes panic and heartbreak

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

@TDrifty @BobcatFire @latimes I’m off work today, but if you write paul [dot] thornton [at] latimes [dot] com, I will pass on your complaint. I do not mind being pestered.

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5 months

@bikinginla @bellachu10 A well known street safety advocate told me that having city staff on your side is just as important as winning City Council votes. The HLA drama seems to be a case in point.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

The Dodgers lost and my 7-year-old is devastated his knight at Medieval Times just died. Too much emotion for one Friday.

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Paul Thornton

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4 years

I asked a poll volunteer what was going on; he said voters were being offered the option of a provisional ballot because the machines were a little iffy. I went to the activist and explained ....

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

My three children (9, 9 and 6) have vaccine appointments next week. Why do I feel like the next seven days of the pandemic will feel longer than the last 21 months?

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

We will rebuild. #LARain

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5 months

‘I definitely would not want to be this umbrella right now.’ - My 8-year-old, having the time of his life #CAwx

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@PaulMThornton

4 years

... that it probably wasn’t a good idea to continue telling people their votes may not be counted, because the machines were coming back online, and generally it’s not a good idea to say things to voters that makes them give up.

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Paul Thornton

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6 months

The story my Norwegian grandmother told me about the day Nazi Germany invaded in 1940 haunts me today. There was confusion, denial — and hiking. I wrote about it for @latimes @latimesopinion

Commentary: What 2024 in America has in common with Norway in 1940

Asking my grandmother about that moment when Norway was attacked by Germany, I expected to hear tales of parachuting troops and explosions. What she told me instead was a story of confusion, denial —...

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

1 year

Look, I found a picture of it that isn’t a CGI rendering.

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Paul Thornton

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2 years

Starting another physical therapy session, I am so grateful for those who have made it their mission to alleviate other peoples’ pain. Just wanted to say something positive on this hellsite.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

#BobcatFire distance from Mt. Wilson is now being given in feet — not miles, slopes, ridges or anything that suggests a buffer. No no no no no.

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Paul Thornton

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1 year

Life update

Opinion: My mom suddenly got brain cancer. At 41, I'm caregiving in the land of the sick

My 65-year-old mother was working as a nurse until a brain tumor took away almost everything. The sudden life changes that come with caregiving cannot be anticipated.

www.latimes.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

8 months

And drivers need to ignore that devil on their shoulder who tells them to ignore the value of human life the moment they get behind a windshield.

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Paul Thornton

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3 years

What we’re breathing in L.A., from ~5k feet. Classic inversion layer — it was warmer near Mt. Wilson than below. Never seen it this bad on a “clear” day, and I’ve spent a lot of time in the San Gabriels.

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Paul Thornton

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2 years

"Unimaginable tragedy." No. In this country, I imagine this horror so many mornings taking my kids to school. Some people cannot just imagine this. It happens. A lot.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

1 year

@robrtgreene Bonus shot for Rob: Baldy (and West Baldy) from the north last fall.

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Paul Thornton

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1 year

@bikinginla My youngest walking near his school a few months ago:

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1 year

@bikinginla Also this, which the Lutheran pastor visiting my sick mom shared with me yesterday, because she had just finished breaking the news to her church, which the victim attended.

Burbank musician killed in crash while on charity cycling ride in Northern California

www.foxla.com

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

1 year

This is as far as my bad legs would take me on Mt. Wilson Road this morning. Years ago I would go up and over those mountains, but this isn’t so bad.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Latest #HearMeOut is really important: We asked past letter writers who identified themselves as Holocaust survivors what they think about the state of U.S. democracy today. Please read and watch this. @latimesopinion @karenfoshay

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

We shut down power lines on days with high fire risk, but why not also limit vehicle traffic through remote, brushy areas? #AntonioFire appears related to a car fire; last year, Apple Fire in Riverside Co was started by tailpipe exhaust.

Angeles National Forest

@Angeles_NF

3 years

|New Incident| #AntonioFire #AngelesNF and @LACoFDPIO have responded to a vehicle fire that has spread to the brush near Glendora Ridge Rd and Mt. Baldy Rd. The fire is 1/2 acre with a moderate rate of spread. We have sent a first alarm response.

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Paul Thornton

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2 years

@pattmlatimes @Dodgers They should sell a Roz Wyman Dodger jersey, No. 58 (for the year) or whatever her age was when she lured the team over.

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Paul Thornton

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5 months

I think I've become so hardened to danger that I regard "close calls" as only near-crashes where I thought I might actually die. But if we're talking about every time I must take evasive action to avoid being hit, then yeah, I have close calls all the time.

Molly

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I love when people say I'm making up my stories about close calls with drivers because I have so many of them. I'm not making them up; I just walk and bike a lot. This is what life is like when you primarily get around a city outside of a car.

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@PaulMThornton

2 years

Rest In Peace, wherever you may be.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

2 years

Just want to say this once here: I am especially grateful now that I have leased an electric car since 2018 and know how to get almost anywhere in L.A. on a bus.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

6 years

Anyone else feel immense relief hearing that Kris Kobach lost in #ksgov ?

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

4 years

Life in CA under climate change has become a grim routine of frantically calling loved ones affected by a wildfire, then having them check on you when the flames comes for you. #BobcatFire #GlassFire #ElDoradoFire -- can we just say #CaliforniaComplexFire and be done with it?

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

3 years

I’ll take Beat LA over that goddamn Tomahawk chop any day.

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Paul Thornton

@PaulMThornton

7 months

Walking in a forest — I highly recommend it.

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