The man who was almost Mayor of LA was sure talking like a candidate on HBO tonight in the ongoing fallout of the devastating LA wildfires

The former Republican and mayoral candidate is riling up California's moderates amid the destruction, but will it work?

The former L.A. mayoral candidate said on 'Real Time' that people should be asking, "Why wasn't more done" to prevent the Los Angeles wildfires?

A firetruck, non-potable-water trucks and about a dozen private firefighters were stationed outside Rick Caruso's home in Brentwood on Sunday afternoon.

Caruso, a candidate who lost the 2022 election to Mayor Karen Bass, owns shopping centers across the region, including the Grove in Fairfax, the Americana at Brand in Glendale and Palisades Village, a retail-residential complex in the Palisades that was damaged in the blaze.

Cal Fire says it has more than 7,800 firefighters assigned to the Palisades and Eaton fires. Some crews have come from other states, even other countries. But a fortunate few have had their homes and property protected by private firefighting crews.

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Amid the devastation of the fires, private firefighters have sparked anger, a sign of inequality between the city's wealthiest residents and those struggling to rebuild.

Caruso said poor preparation led to the Palisades Fire's devastation and said he believes the damage could have been mitigated, but officials are making excuses.

Real estate tycoons Rick Caruso, Grant Cardone and Robert Rivani claim corruption and mismanagement is behind SoCal inferno.

The historic Bay Theater, which reopened in 2018 and has been operated by Netflix since 2021, survived the Palisades fire, Caruso told The Times.

Rick Caruso, the billionaire real-estate developer who lost the mayoral race to Bass, now leads the charge against her.